Who needs sleep? I don't! Apparently, I can function on just a few hours a night! It's been another busy but wonderful week here in Ghent.

MOCOMA classes are going really well. We have started a few assignments and will be spending more and more time together as a class, cramped in the computer room, or in the library... I am actually looking forward to it. Our first assignment is for the Visual Literacy course, and involves making a short film on cafes in Ghent (aka bars!). Our group has decided to make a film-noir-inspired project, complete with a Femme Fatale and the dark, detached narration. We already have our cameras and we'll be starting to shoot this week.

Wednesday was Valentine's Day, and we celebrated in style at Vesalius, a student residence located (in)conveniently a few kilometers south of the city centre. It was like a flash back to my grade nine high school dances, but we managed to have fun anyway! Then we grabbed a ride back to the city, and continued partying at the Erasmus pub... You know how it ends... "and then it was morning."





Friday night, my Finnish friend and I went walking through the nicest parts of the city and took some nighttime pictures:





We ended up at this nice little bar called the White Cat. They serve a mean Mojito!





And today, Saturday, a Spanish friend and I ventured to Brussels to see a break dance competition. It was so much fun, we were inspired to take some Street Dance lessons here in Ghent! Don't laugh! I'm sure I can dance, it's in me somewhere!

Here's a shot of the city in daylight:



And here's what the competition looked like from our seats:



In other news, I finally received my Ghent residency permit! It means I can leave Belgium and come back as I please for the next five months. I'm planning to go to Warsaw for Easter! And I finally rented a bike... but the excitement was short-lived as I popped my front tire on the third day and now have to go patch it all by myself at the self-serve repair shop...

Oh, and I got Air tickets for the 28th of March. My best friend will be here to visit by then, and we plan to see them in Brussels! So excited!

I think that's it for now! Miss you guys lots and lots! Kusjes!