After being in Brussels just over two weeks now (this blog thing is new to me), apart from the empty Strepsil packets and putting on a couple of pounds from the several waffles with Nutella and a pint a night; I am settling in well in my new home for the next five months.
For those of you who happen to stubble across my blog, I am Izzy, an erasmus student from Camberwell College of Arts London, now studying at The Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts (yes i just copy and pasted that) in Brussels.
In answer to my question, Belgian's speak dutch, french and flemish, and in Brussels the majority of people speak French. So far I have mastered the pronunciation of "Parlez-vous anglais?"
Before leaving the UK i managed to find myself a room in a student house situated in St Gilles, a lovely picturesque neighbourhood. Little did i know that there were 25 others in the student house, but thankfully we have a cleaner every week.
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Upon arrival I discovered what looked like a castle behind my new home, until I noticed the barbed wire circling the high walls. On the plus side my house is on the same street as a police station, but that was enough exploring for one day.
