Week 15- Spanish in....Belgium?

This weekend I traveled to Belgium to meet a friend. Neither of us really knew what to expect besides the fact that it should be a good time. Well, it was. The city itself was really quite nice and very large. Every street seemed to be a piece of ancient European history. The real fun we had though happened at night. We went to Delirium Cafe, known for having over 2000 types of beers on deck, and met some very cool people. We actually met up with them the next day and hung out. The second night was our first bar crawl where we met some solo travelers from South America. They were all solo travelers yes, but united by the Spanish language.

Long story short, we spent about 10 hours with them. It was extra funny because the friend I was visiting does not speak an ounce of Spanish, however, he still enjoyed every moment. I saw this as an awesome (and funny) example of the misperception of language barriers- they are profound and very real, but they are not impassable barriers. Each person on either side of the barrier is still in fact human, and we can connect by exploring the shared qualities we innately have- it was a great time.

Here's a picture of a true Belgian waffle:

I had plenty of time to rehearse and complete the finishing touches on our Enmodes Presentation on the 10 hour round trip commute to a Belgium. The rest of the week was focused on finalizing the presentation. It went very well and I'm proud of our team.