welcome to my life

Omg hi !! I can't believe I am finally doing this. I have been looking for a creative outlet and a way to share my experiences with whoever wants to listen for such a long time, so I am excited to finally have the guts to start this blog. With this post, I want to introduce myself a little bit incase some people don't really know who I am yet (even though the only people that will be reading this will be my parents so...).  

*awkwardly starts writing about herself now*

​My name is Sara (a little obvious with the huge banner at the top) and I will be turning 22 years old on October 23. My mom did not want me to be a Scorpio, but low and behold, I was born on the day the Scorpio horoscope starts😈. I was born in Antwerp, Belgium, meaning that I have the Belgian nationality. Fast forward 5 years, my little brother, Eli, was born. Being a happy, little, curly-haired 5 year old, finally having someone to play with at home, I was living a normal life in Belgium. Right now, I have a total of 4 brothers and 1 sister (Eli is my only sibling who I share the same mom and dad with).

​In 2005, my mom married my stepdad. With this wedding, I knew I would be moving away from my hometown in Belgium and moving to the United States of America, seeing that my stepdad had a company there. By the way, I hate the word 'stepdad' to describe my dad. He is as much of a father to me as my biological dad; however, I will be using 'stepdad' here to keep it simple and understandable. Little did I know that this big move would shape me into the person that I am today.
We lived in Boston, MA for one year until we moved north to Vermont. It took me about 4-5 months to learn English and about 2 years to lose the awful accent.

​Middle school was good, high school was a little less fun but whatever. Sometimes I do miss high school, but I am so happy at how different I am today. After high school, I decided to take a year "off" and study a year abroad in a French high school and live with my biological father. When this (very long) year was over, I moved back to the States to help out in my parents' business, travel around a bit, and apply to colleges for the following school year.
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Because I am not American, and I do not have a green card, I can no longer live in America after I turn 21 or legally work. This made choosing where to go to college very difficult. Why would I study for 4 years in America, when after those 4 years I could not get a job in America or legally stay there?

Therefore, I decided to look for colleges in Belgium. Luckily, I found an international business program that was completely in English (I did not want to study in Dutch) in Antwerp, one of Belgium's best student cities. I was so nervous to make another huge move across the Atlantic, but wow... I am so happy I did.

​Moving back to Antwerp and studying international business allowed me to meet amazing people and become more independent. I met my boyfriend Marcus and made friendships that will last a lifetime. I was so happy to be living there. During my second year in Antwerp, we had the opportunity to apply for a semester abroad for the following year; and of course, I had to choose the furthest destination...

​Today, I am living and studying in Taichung, Taiwan for the upcoming 5 months. Being here has been a lot of fun so far, and I can't wait to see what I will be doing the 5 coming months (definitely a lot of traveling). 
 
What does the future hold? No idea. I don't know if this is just me but I can't figure out what I want to do in one or two years. I guess I will have to wait and see what life throws my way...

​Soooo, yeah. If you have made it this far, I hope you don't regret wasting these 5 minutes of your life reading about mine. I am eager to find out where this website takes me and excited to start allowing my creativity to create something fun (even if it is only for me).

With love,
Sara