I think I’ve caught a bug. I think it’s called the ”Holy crap, there are so many new things to do” bug. Why? Well, for one, today I attended my first day of French class. I also rode the No. 54 bus for the first time. I picked it up right in front of my office and hopped off it about three minutes away from my class. Today I also found out that I am approved to become a registered resident of Brussels – and apparently this is the first time in my Commune that the police didn’t physically see me at my address (which is usually the only way to get approval). Cool, huh?
But let me get to the point of today’s post. I have been contemplating two apartments located in the EU area of Brussels. One of the first reasons I thought it felt homey is because 
the street name is “Rue des Patriotes” (hello, Mel Gibson is one of my favorite actors and he played the lead in the Civil War move “The Patriots”). Then I realized I passed a bar called “Dreams” (this ought to ring a bell for my fellow Homer Glen/Lockport folk). Finally, it’s near several parks, a “lake,” and several methods of transportation – INCLUDING the No. 60 bus. Now, anyone who knows public transportation in Chicago knows that the CTA’s No. 66 (so close to 60, right??) is called the “Chicago” route, and I used to live on Chicago, in Chicago.
Are the stars aligning, or what??
