Bruges

Last Saturday, while in Brussels, we decided to take a day trip to Bruges about an hour away.  Bruges is a very old, canal-based city and is absolutely beautiful.  It's like something out of a fairy-tale.

Brussels, Belgium

The best 2 euros you can spend.

A quick trip to Belgium

Throughout April, Sarah and I talked about going to Belgium for a few days in early May.  We both had a window of four or five days where we could take a short trip and we ended up planning one day in Maastricht, Holland, and three days in Brussels. While in Maastricht we were able to catch up with Samantha Giessinger, a friend from Sauk Rapids and have a couple excellent Belgian beers in the city center.

Our Botel in Maastricht

April English at the BWZ

After a month off of work and a great trip back to the U.S. it was time to get back at it. Here is my April class and when I had their attention they were a great class.

Pictured from left: Torsten, Martin, Silke, Frank, me,
 Stephanie, Phillip, Songül, Daniel and Caroline

It's been a couple busy months

During the month of March I found myself back in the U.S. for the first time in almost two years. While the trip was a little too short, it was great to catch up with friends and family between Minnesota, Colorado and New Mexico. My mother and I drove over 3000 miles and we enjoyed every minute.