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We’re in Germany!

It’s officially been a month since I joined Brev in Germany for the year! It’s hard to believe that this is our fourth season abroad, and I’m excited to be able to live in and explore another new country. This season Brev will be playing for the HAKRO Merlins Crailsheim in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Continue reading “We’re in Germany!”

Belgium 2022 – 2023 Reflection

Time flies when you’re having fun! I can hardly believe that I’m back in the U.S. after spending nine months over in Belgium with Brev. It was a great year, but I am very happy to be home and to see my friends and fam who I’ve missed so much. Overall, this year was wonderful.Continue reading “Belgium 2022 – 2023 Reflection”

Belgium Recommendations

While it’s still fresh in my mind, wanted to compile a list of all our Belgium recommendations. In general, Belgium is so easy to get around, there are lots of great places to visit, and everyone is very friendly. Belgian cities to visit (starting with our most favorite): Brugges, Brussels, Leuven, Antwerp, and Ghent. Chocolate:Continue reading “Belgium Recommendations”

Stella Artois

After trying to visit the original Stella Artois Brewery in Leuven all year (the tour books out months in advance), I was finally able to go on Saturday. In comparison to other brewery tours I’ve been on, like the Heineken Experience in Amsterdam, this was much less of a curated experience. Instead, we were givenContinue reading “Stella Artois”

Baloise Antwerp 10 Miles

In March, Brev’s team photographer and I made a bet that we would run the Baloise Antwerp 10 Mile race and the loser had to buy dinner. Spoiler alert: I won. 😉 On Sunday, April 23, we were two of the 31,000 runners that took part in the annual 37th ten miler. The atmosphere was aContinue reading “Baloise Antwerp 10 Miles”

Luxembourg

On what was probably Brevin’s last off weekend of the season, we trained to Luxembourg, Luxembourg for the night. We had such a great time and definitely think Luxembourg is an underrated country. It was so beautiful and unique, with its fortress and architecture. If you get the opportunity, go visit Luxembourg city for aContinue reading “Luxembourg”

Happy 20th Birthday, Leuven Bears!

Brev’s making a cameo on the blog, to discuss all things basketball: Today the Leuven Bears celebrate the 20th anniversary of the club’s founding. In 2003 two basketball clubs, Vastiau-Godeau Leuven and INS Basket Wilsele, joined to create the Leuven Bears. Today the program has over 450 players and more than 40 teams, this includesContinue reading “Happy 20th Birthday, Leuven Bears!”

Tulip Season🌷

In early April, I was lucky enough to be able to go to Keukenhof Gardens in Amsterdam with Brev’s family. Dubbed the “most beautiful spring garden in the world,” Keukenhof is a garden in Amsterdam that’s only opened for eight weeks out of the year to showcase Dutch floriculture. The park has 7 million (!!!)Continue reading “Tulip Season🌷”

Cologne, Germany

Brev and I were able to make it to Cologne, Germany for a night when he had a weekend off a couple months ago. It was my first-time visiting Germany, so I was excited to see another new country, but Brev had been to Germany a couple times to play some preseason basketball games lastContinue reading “Cologne, Germany”

Margherita Pizza

If you know anything about Maddie and I, it’s that we absolutely love pizza (and ordered it way too much in college, honestly). We decided that Rome was the perfect place for us to go, in part because Italian food is our favorite. And yes, for the three days we were there, we ate nothingContinue reading “Margherita Pizza”