Category Archives: Fall Semester

Belgium [Part 1/3] General Information & Bicky Burgers

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For anyone that took a class with me my sophomore year you know that I have a strange obsession with Belgium. In the Summer of 2013 I studied abroad in Lublin, Poland, where I met Edward Vande Maele [pictured above]  or as I like to call, the Prince of Belgium. For a quick introduction here’s a video to describe the rather peculiar government in which Belgium exists under:

[Did you know Belgium existed without a government for 535 days from 2010 to 2012?  Did you know that Belgium has three governments each with their own official language?]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ceg6NQKHd70

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Zermatt, Switzerland


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Zermatt, in all it’s beauty is the definition of a tourist destination. Located the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland, this city only 5,800 inhabitants.  Each street is covered with Hotels and ski shops but somehow this area still holds onto the perfect warm and cozy persona one comes to expect when traveling throughout Switzerland.
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