During living in Indianapolis for a year and then London for 2 years, I never really got involved in the local Belgian or Flemish societies and organizations. In Indianapolis, there just wasn't any close by (I believe Chicago was the closest) and in London there were just too many Belgians, I guess... I also figured that if I wanted to hang out with Belgians all the time, then I might as well have stayed in Belgium instead of going out and see the world.
I did try to join some events in London, organized by the Young Chamber, but I honestly thought they were a bunch of stuck-up little boys, who thought that anyone pursuing a career outside of financial services was beneath them. And on top of that, it seems to be impossible to get off their mailing list even after having begged them to get my email address removed. So even today, while I live thousands of miles away from London, I still get invited to Young chamber black tie events and Sinterklaas happenings.
In New York, I accidentally stumbled upon the website of NY Prietpraat and joined their mailing list. I got asked whether I would be interested in joining a co-ed football team (as in soccer). I thought it would be fun and 3 seasons later, my husband is a trusted goalie (and 1 of only 2 Americans on the team) and some of the other players have become great friends. Besides playing football once a week, we get together once a month for drinks and these events have turned into somewhat "deboucherous" nights. Well, no alcohol for me though the last 7 months... and no football either, come to think of it, so I'll call myself their number one supporter.
I'm glad I got over the initial negative thoughts I had about these Belgians abroad groups. This is a pretty awesome group of people...
Aangezien ge iets meer in uw mars hebt dan number one supporter, zou ik er eens voor zorgen dat die mannen een deftige uitrusting krijgen.
Best ook rood/wit ipv geel.
Geel WTF?
Posted by: kris | Nov 17, 2009 at 07:05