ARRIVAL IN ANTWERP:
So having been in Antwerp for nearly a month now, here is my first report on things have gone down so far.
Firstly, in terms of getting here it was really convenient (Lufthansa operates the cheapest and shortest flights) as I flew in to Brussels central and then caught the train from the station to Antwerp central which is within easy walking distance to the main campus.
ARRIVAL:
I begin this post having just completed an assignment, and mentally preparing myself for a night of revelries. That sentence pretty much sums up my first month in Amsterdam, work and parties. I suppose I have to mention bicycles as well.
BLOG 1 – 2014-10-18
The few weeks before departure the surrealistic part kicks in. You can’t believe that you, a few friends and acquaintances will be in a strange place for six months. It`s especially hard to think that you will have to do laundry, cook and perform chores that we are so accustomed to be done for us in Stellenbosch in the form of a maid or a mom.