Twenty Days Is a Long Time

Today marks the twentieth day I've been on this trip, and that blows my mind. It has gone really quickly. It's also the first day of June, which is also pretty crazy. I don't think I really contemplated how long this trip was going to be, but it's long. I don't know how I'm going to fill all of these days.

So how does one celebrate day 20? By doing laundry of course. After a run around the city (I didn't get lost!) I devoted a few hours to doing laundry. It was glorious, and I'm much happier as a result. I pretty much pushed it as far as I could. But now I have a refreshed wardrobe and I'm ready to take on the rest of this continent.

For anybody contemplating a trip like this: bring good socks, and lots of them. I brought good socks, but I thought I would be wearing sandals and flip-flops more than I have. But with the amount of walking I've had to do, it's been difficult not to wear shoes. And I didn't quite bring enough socks. I had to invest in more, which aren't great socks. Apparently they don't sell good socks in Brussels.

Unfortunately, while I was taking my jeans out of the dryer, I notice that they're developing a hole in the crotch. I'm hoping I get to warmer climates where I don't have to wear jeans soon, or I might suffer an embarrassingly tragic event. I also want those climates to I can wear flip-flops and sandals instead of socks and shoes.