Lapins Crètins

Thursday evening was a surprise birthday for one of the guys living here at the seminary, Timon. We all made food and some people prepared songs to sing for him and such and we finished out the evening with dancing. It was so much fun! I also learned about a game that they play here. For you Gordon students who know what Assassins is, it is similar to that. Everyone who signs up for the game is given an assignment of something they have to get another person to do. So for example, one girl had to get Timon to dance with her. So on his birthday she disguised it as a birthday gift but then when they finished dancing she announced that she had "killed" him. I wish I had been around at the beginning of the year so that I could play. I like it better than assassins too.

Friday I went to go see Les Mis again because Ingvild really wanted to go with Grace and I. Let me tell you, that movie gets better and better every time I see it! I just keep finding knew layers of depth. Then we came back hung out for a while. I skyped with some friends and family and then I was invited to go watch a movie with some of the other students. I wasn't originally going to but the room they were watching it in is the one right next to mine so it was probably going to keep me awake anyway so I decided to join them (plus there was promise of chocolate). Well, in hind sight I should have followed my instinct and not gone. The first movie was incomprehensible to me and then they tried a second movie that had way too many inappropriate scenes so we gave up. Overall, the experience was an adventure and I am trying to get more involved with the people here. I am not scarred for life. On a total side note, you Gordon people will find this interesting since it could NEVER happen at Gordon. I was in a guy's room, lights were off, and alcohol was on the shelf. It might be weird for me to go back to Gordon and so many rules...

Yesterday Grace, Sarah, and I met at a cafe called Book and Bar. It was snowing and the ambiance was literally perfect. We met to plan out what we are going to do in Brussels. Then Grace's friend Stephanie showed up. She grew up in Germany, her parents are Canadian, and she did her undergraduate work in Ireland. She has the most interesting accent and it just so happens that her sister lives in Brussels, so she gave us her number so that we can contact her if something were to happen. (That should make you happy Mom!) Here are some pictures of the snow.

Then I came back to the seminary made dinner and then got invited to go play Wii. I am pretty sure we were not technically supposed to be in the room we were in...but hey YOLO right? And I can always play the "I'm a stupid American and I didn't know we were breaking the rules" card. It was super fun, we played Raving Rabbits and I impressed everyone with my super awesome gaming skills. Actually, all the directions were in French so I really had no clue what I was doing most of the time. The game made me think of home and I loved it.

Every day I am loving it here more and more. I love that I live at the seminary, I love the people I am meeting, I love the town! I have a lot of love going on!! Be careful guys, I might not come back! (I'm kidding, but I wish you were all here so that I didn't have to come back). Tomorrow we depart for Brussels. Hopefully I will have wifi at some point so you all know I am alive. But if not, you will hear all about my adventures with lots of pictures next Monday at the latest. (Always assuming the internet is working.) Please keep me in your prayers! I want these trips to other countries to be fun and safe!!