Nonostante abbia vissuto in Belgio per 20 anni e ho acquisito la cittadinanza, non ho mai lasciato Bruxelles. Nell’ultimo anno ho visitato Ghent, Bruges, Chimay, The Eau D’Hure Lakes e oggi ho aggiunto il mancino alla lista. Ecco i miei scatti preferiti!

Ghent remains my favorite (so much so that I went twice, and I’ll definitely go again) but I’m very happy to learn Leuven, which is so close, is also very beautiful.

I’m particularly excited as I’ve been thinking about pursuing a PhD after my Master’s, and since KUL is a great university, I’m thrilled to know it’s also in a beautiful city.

Also, from today onward, I will fiercely oppose the bullshit allegation I keep hearing in Brussels that Dutch people are cold and mean to outsiders. I smiled at people and they smiled back, everyone talked to me in English (granted, I didn’t even try French), and two passerbys around the KUL campus even said Hello. That might sound like not much but in my 20 years in Brussels, most people just dodge your eyes, let alone say hello. It was a really great trip!