Day 1:
When we arrived at the airport on the first day I was very nervous. The family I was staying with didn't come pick me up so I had more time to get myself together before meeting them. We got to the school about an hour later and everyone went to meet their families.
That day was pretty light, I met the whole family when I got to the house and my exchange student, Luna, showed me to my room. I left my bags upstairs and went to see the rest of the house. A bit later we took the bikes and met some friends at a bar. We spent the whole afternoon together. It was a nice sunny day. It was a great start to an amazing week. I was very tired that day so I slept very well.
Day 2:
On the second day we met up with everyone else at the chapel after a very long bike ride to get to the school. This was the first day we'd seen everyone who would be in the exchange so I was amazed at how many people where there. That day we did a game in the town and had to do some tasks, but they where in Dutch, so the Belgian students had to translate. It was a fun day but we got a bit bored of the game after a while.
Day 3:
On the third day we went to Antwerp by train, this was by far my favourite city. It was also a very nice day and we had quite a bit of time off. We played another game in the ciry and then we had time off. We had lunch, had some beer and went shopping. In my opinion Antwerp is the most beautiful city we saw in Belgium.
That evening Luna, my exchange student, had dance practice, so we had supper at McDonalds and I went to practice with her and watched them.
Day 4:
On the fourth day we stayed at the school. We had a lesson (mine was french), made waffles and wrote poems. It was a very nice day, and because we finished earlier than usual we had time to do something that afternoon. We decided to watch a nice film and invite some friends over after. We watched Grease, an amazing classic musical and invited some friends over afterwards. We ate cake and played board games. After supper we went to a just dance + karaoke activity at the school. It was a good evening.
Day 5:
On the fifth day we went to Brussels by bus, it was a cold day and it wasn't very nice. We played a game as well but we tried to hurry it so we could have time off. Everyone was very tired by the end of it. I didn't have a very good day but when we got home we had supper and I was able to go to bed a bit earlier.
Day 6:
On the sixth day we went to a city called Hasselt, where we used an app to play a game and answer some questions about the city. After lunch we went ice skating and I had a lot of fun!! That night we had a fearwell party at the school, since we where leaving the next morning. I made a lot of friends and had a lot of fun that night. I honestly couldn't waitt to host them in Spain!!
Day 7:
On the last day I had breakfast at home and they took me to the school, where they took us to the airport in groups. We got to the airport and swiftly got through security and to the door with plenty of time. Sadly the plane was half an hour late and we had to wait. The flight was pleasant and we got home safely. The way back home from Barcelona was hard because it was Friday evening and everyone had just gotten off work. That night most of the class went to the carnival (including me). I had a very good time but I was exhausted when I got home!
