A couple weeks ago, some of my friends from school came to Belgium to visit me for their spring break. I had an awesome time and loved showing them around "my town". One night when we were out dancing, I started singing along to some of the songs. They started mumbling the words and laughing, and I realized that they didn't know the words. They had never heard the song before. I realized that I no longer knew what was popular in the U.S., as I had become so used to the music here.

This tiny moment struck me because I realized how much I had changed by living abroad for the year. It was more than just my expanded music playlist but the fact that I felt like I belonged in Leuven. Although I loved my friends from school, they would never understand what it was like to live in a different country for a year. I'm truly grateful for this experience and I'm having an amazing time.

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To show some Belgian pride, here's some popular music in Belgium that I've heard in the bars, during my spinning classes, and when I'm just lounging around listening to the radio on sunny afternoons...