I didn’t know what to expect and I felt completely lost most of the time but somehow, at the end of my third year back here, things are falling into place.
It will take time, but you will get used to everything and start feeling at home. You’ll get your documents in order. You’ll find a job. You’ll make friends. Don’t lose heart.
Let’s talk about Belgium:
On Language
Dutch and the ITNA test
Again. In another language
Language learning tools
Nergens beter dan thuis
The Process
Diploma Equivalence in Belgium
The integration program in Belgium
Cohabitation in Belgium
Cohabitation in Belgium, part II
The slow process of starting over
The stay-at-home expatriate
Around
Moving to Ghent, Belgium
Carnaval in Aalst, Belgium
Geraardsbergen, the city of pies
Dinant - nature, fun and saxophones everywhere
Summer in Flanders
One weekend, four countries
This and that
8 styles of beer to try in Belgium
Volunteering in Belgium
Feeling like a person
On TripAdvisor
Best food in Brussels
Guide to Brussels outdoors
Museum guide to Brussels
On Fans of Flanders
Clutch that Dutch
That’s what I like about you
Popcorn
My city, my love
Life’s little lessons (for expats)
Love and... Paperwork. Welcome to Belgium!
Immigration: the saga continues
Amazing Little Flanders
Rediscovering Belgium
Interviews
Small Planet Studio - Re-entry Reality: It's not the end of the world
Wonderful Wanderings - Expats in Belgium
Bright Expats Blog
Fiction
Home is who you are
A boy in Ghent