Lucy
Claremore, OK to Belgium

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[Lucy] moved to her 2nd host family today, and called to say her suitcases had obviously shrunk in the wet Belgium weather, since nothing fit.

[Lucy] is doing well, and really likes her current exchange family.  She has met her other two families several times, and likes them too.  She only gets on the internet about once a week.

She says she is passing English and gym, but is doing well socially and has made many friends.  

One day she answered the front door, and two strange teenage girls were standing there.  "Are you the American?" they asked.  "We were exchange students in the United
States last year, and we want to take you to a cafe and practice our English."

She is also looking forward to January, when most of the Australian exchanges trade.  She wants to be an oldie and show the newbies the ropes.

[Lucy]'s been there a week, and so far so good.  Cooked tuna casserole for
her family, school starts today, and she is planning to take the train to a
neighboring town for an a get-together with other exchange students. (Evidently, they meet weekly for coffee and gossip). She says she managed to insult her host family the first night there, when they had steak for dinner, and she asked about mad cow disease.