When we
got off our last train, all 26 of us beelined it for the housing that we would
be staying at for the semester.
It was quite a scene. 26 Americans rolling
their huge suitcases across cobblestone sidewalks with huge backpacks on. We
received a lot of strange looks and stares.
The part of the building we occupy
is above a French speaking Church of Christ and has 2 floors. The first floor
has a girls bedroom that has about 8 bunk beds, a kitchen, an eating area, and
the boys room. The second floor has another girls bedroom with about 3 bunk
beds and a room for class and lounging. It’s small but it’s perfect. I feel
like I am at church camp, but it’s pretty cozy!
After our tour, Marie Johnson
made us an array of sandwich “fixins” and we ate lunch. It was amazing! After
not eating during all that train traveling and walking, we were starving.
After
lunch, we set up our beds and got settled in and got ready to leave at 5 for
dinner. We had reservations at a pizza place called Cucina Restaurant at 6.
During the hour gap, the Johnsons took us on a tour of Verviers.
It is a small
town and has a lot of charm. The buildings just hold so much age and history.
The pizza was delicious but our whole group was just so done for the day. We
were falling asleep at the table after we ate. So we bustled back to the
building to take our showers and hit the hay. So day one in Verviers ends early
but it was the perfect start to what will be a great semester!
Tomorrow: Aachen,
Germany!
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