It has been one month since I packed up three suitcases and moved my life to another country. I will be honest and say that things have not been easy. The language barrier makes everything an extra struggle. If you think you don't like doing laundry try doing it with this machine:
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| I attempted to google translate and came up with "bow tie dry" and
"cabinet dry" I have always been a fan of bow ties so that was the
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The language barrier struggle has carried over to the grocery store. Luckily the cheese and beer here is delicious and language does not hinder the decision process. The square near my apartment (flat) also has a fantastic market every Sunday morning. I walk down and get my produce for the week at a good price.
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| Win for being vegetarian. |
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I am getting closer to being less of a tourist over here. I am forcing myself to learn one new word a day in either French or Dutch. I am meeting more people who speak French so that is my preferred language at the moment. In addition to learning a new language I now have a metro card. I am not longer the woman that has to purchase a metro pass every morning. I feel so much more "local" when i just swipe my card as i walk past the gate in the morning. The crazy part was that to get a card I had to get a picture and go to a designated office. It felt like the DMV. I had to pull a number and wait in a lobby with a bunch of other people feeling like they were wasting their Saturday. I think this was a rare moment when I actually did not feel like I live in a foreign country.
Keeping positive thoughts that it will begin to be less of a challenge and more normal.
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