One Month

It has officially been a month since I left the United States. Wow! Time is going so fast! The time has come for travel and I'm getting excited to see more! However, I also need to take some time to really get to see Brussels. I haven't done too much quite yet and am feeling like I need to better engage this trip! Starting Saturday!

On a side note, I have to report how God has been very present with me on this trip. There are so many examples of where He's taken care of me! Being able to get through the London airport, having the right student visa so that I will be able to travel, and so many other small things. The biggest is that He's still my provider over here the same as He is back home - tonight, I'm babysitting for the woman who lives upstairs. One of my biggest worries was running out of money while I'm over here, especially since I'm not working, but being the Father He is, I now have a way to make money every once in a while.

One exceptional thing about Belgium (and perhaps this is Europe in general, I'll know more soon) is the lifestyle. Whereas in the States, everything is in excess, here (at least in my humble opinion) is just right. No awful gas guzzling SUVs, recycling is a huge priority, only taking what you can eat - I would say that the practice of moderation is something that I hope to take away from this place. I might have "environmentalist" leanings - we only have one planet. It's not to be abused. I'm okay with taking short showers and not having every light on, with re-wearing clothes a few times. These aren't things I think should have to be enforced by law or the high expense of material goods (as I expect will become the case in the United States), but done out of a sense of responsibility and not being gluttonous with every material resource out there, be it food or gasoline or energy or clothes...the list goes on!

I don't recall packing a soap box a month ago. Perhaps I need to find the owner of the one I seem to have borrowed!

Gracie