I am from Mexico, it is lovely to live there. The weather is so nice and so are the people. The weather here is not very good but I think that is one of the few things I don’t like about Ghent. I came to Ghent because I have a friend who travels a lot and he showed me a site of Ghent and that made me come here. I like the architecture ! I don’t really like the sheep barn , I don’t think it matches the old beautiful buildings. I have already visited Bruges and Brussels and I like Ghent the most. The food here is different from what I am used to, but I like it! I want to visit more countries and try to get to know the world and all its cultures.
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The weather here is not very good but I think that is one of the few things I don’t like about Ghent. |
Gand, c’est une ville fantastique. Nous habitons aux Ardennes, donc ce n’était pas si loin. Je suis ici avec mon mari pour célébrer son anniversaire. On a réservé au restaurant ‘het Pakhuis’ ce soir. Les gens nous ont dit que c’est fantastique et que les repas sont délicieux. C’est dommage qu’il ne fasse pas beau, mais ce sont les personnes qui apportent de la chaleur. Mon mari est fasciné par Charles Quint, il connaît sa vie comme ce serait la sienne.
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Brrrr. The weather here is terrible! I’m from Spain, so it’s hard to adapt. I have just arrived this morning and so there is still a lot to visit. We are touring through Belgium. I have visited the major cities: Brussels and Bruges. My favorite city is Brussels, because it is very much like our capital city, Madrid. In my opinion the food here is fine. But I don’t want to try the special delicatessen, that’s just not something I’d like to eat.
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My job allows my creative side to come to life. |
I’m on a holiday. It’s the first time I come to Ghent. Too bad about the weather. Now I can’t fully enjoy my experience here. I’m from Spain so I’m used to the sun. Being a freelance moviemaker includes having lots of work. Or no work at all. Depending on the deadline and the project. My job allows my creative side to come to life. But because of the deadlines it can be stressful. There is some good news about my job schedule too. When we aren’t filming I can go on a holiday like now. I love the authenticity of Ghent. The people are so real here. Nobody is two-faced. I like it here!
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We don’t want to feel like we are the strongest nation. I’m from the United States. I voted for Trump. I feel like Trump really listens to the people. Hillary Clinton takes advantage of them. I remember every person I ever voted for didn’t do what they promised. They promised to cut taxes and get us out of debt. We’re in deep trouble when it comes to debt. Obama, with his health care program. He forced it on the people. They had no say in it. Now Trump wants to improve the military. When you have a strong army, there will be fewer wars. We don’t want to be warmongers. We don’t want to feel like we are the strongest nation. But somebody has to have some muscle when there are problems. |
I am in Ghent for a conference, it’s called ‘Child Friendly Cities’. It’s all about what kind of conditions there are in cities to make them nice places for children to grow up, hang out and play in. I am one of the participants in the conference, there are about three hundred people in total from all around the world. Most of them are from Belgium or the Netherlands but, also some came from Indonesia, Canada or Australia. I really love my job and I hope we can help children from all around the world.
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I really love my job and I hope we can help children from all over the world. |