Nacht Winkel Wine

I bought my phone with great sorrow today. I was hoping it would turn up, but no such luck. I went to the phone house and got the standard student phone. Literally...every foreign person in Belgium has this phone. It is a black Sony Ericsson for 50 euro (the second cheapest in the store.) I think the sales guy reccomends it to everyone.



Tonight was the International Orientation Party.

I walk so much in this town, it is ridiculous. The whole place is only 2 km diametre (it is a circle) but I always go to meet ppl at the clock tower and the place we inevitabely end up is near my room on sheep street. (aka Schapenstraat pronounced Shcr-aap- en-straat, which I hope to master in 8 months). We ended up in the American residence which was gorgous, though it smelt of paint. Pretty Polish girl and Christian Singapore went with these Irish girls, who no joke looked like a fuller version of Joanna Gallagher. I wanted to take a picture. They were wearing heels on the cobblestone-no small feat.

When we went to the American residence, it was so modern. It has these giant dramatic wooden doors with a huge knocker, so common in Europe, but only seen in North America in Disney's Beauty and the Beast. They even had a dishwasher!!!!! Me, P.P and her 18 year old Flemish roomate when to a "nacht Winkel' which are convenience shops only open at night and all run by Indians. They of course have alchohol, so we got a bottle of wine for 4 euro and some plastic cups and went at it. I thought it was good, but that feeling wasn't shared by all.

We went to the party which was held in the huge room. All the coats were artistically on display in the support beams. Look for picture below.

It started at 10 and by 12 there were tonnes of ppl. There are about 500 international ppl and there were at least that many ppl there. The music was great, a lot of Spanish music. And I saw the Spanish Chico's again.

Actually I got a RANDOM phone call earlier that night where someone called me and said "Olllaa" and asked for "Vincente"...hmmm..nope, not me. It turns out it was Raul calling the wrong number. I wouldn't mind answering to 'ola' though, a refreshing change from 'Whats up".


You could get 5 beers for 7.50 euro, a little bit expensive, by about 20 cents. OF course in CDN you would only be able to buy 2 drinks for that money, but my standards are higher now. But you couldn't just buy one drink...you had to buy 5...which is why later in the night I saw a guy who was so drunk he literally dumped his entire drink on the floor. For no reason. Guess he just felt like it.

There is a picture of him walking through it after. The floor was sooo sticky everywhere.

It was a good time, kind of a club atmosphere. I heard the party went to 5 and then there was an after-party. Because , of course, bars close when the last person leaves.

I left at about 1:45 though, the loser Canadian that I am.

The highlight of the evening definitely came when I saw two ppl purchasing a condom at the outdoor condom machine.....and then asking us for change..and Pretty Polish girl actually giving them change.

Then I got Frites for snack, covered in Mayo. Quite delish. To tell you the truth I felt a bit like puking halfway through.