Yesterday in the post I received a 'Welcome Pack' from the Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie of the Brussels Region, containing information about services and cultural activities available in Flemish in Brussels. It was a nice touch, and gave a good impression of the Flemish side of the city administration. 'Welkom nieuwe Brusselaar' means 'Welcome new Brussels resident', which, since the beginning of the year, I am.
Luckily for me, I'm not so new to Belgium, though, and understand Flemish. I'm not sure what nieuwe Brusselaars who do not understand Flemish might think, but hopefully the warm welcome will make them more inclined to learn the language, and thus to be able to get more out of their time in Brussels.
As for me, thanks for the welcome, and I most certainly intend to enjoy my newly urban life. Some of the things I come across will find their way onto this Blog, which I hope will become a record of the pleasures of life in one of Europe's best little cities.
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A blog about life in Brussels, Capital of Belgium, and Capital of Europe. A cool, friendly, and sometimes zany place that I call home.
Me
About Me:
- Ian
- I'm a 40-something year old Irishman, living and working in Brussels. I'm probably quite close to a stereotype of the 'Brussels Bureaucrat' of the popular imagination - I work for a certain large international organisation, I wear a suit, and I go to a lot of meetings. But even stereotypes are people too, as I hope this Blog will show.
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What I'm reading right now:
- An Artist of the Floating World, by Kazuo Ishiguro
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