Belgium’s Bizarre Biking Culture: The Best & Worst of Bikelife

This video is a personal recap of my recent life as a solo mom, nursing student, and newcomer in Belgium.

From crying over immigration challenges to finishing my academic internship, learning to ride a bike, and finally gifting myself a new one , this is how biking has started to change everything.

I share why I chose to buy a bike, how it helps me move around with my baby, and what it means to me as I build a new life here.

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hi loves welcome back How you all doing My name is Grace Fidel Yeah I know it’s been a while A lot has been happening and life has been life in me Last week I made a video where I sat here and cried I cried on that video I was going through a lot I told myself let me just come online and cry Uh because sometimes we show only the parts that are nice the moments that we are happy Uh everything is going fine but we don’t show the difficult moments and the hard moments The times where we want to give up the times where we are just crying our lungs the times where we want to run It’s difficult in this world of today where everyone is trying to fake it to make it to come on camera and just cry and just be vulnerable and sincere that life is hard and life is lifeing So I came on here cried made a video I never posted it That was last week And this week after praying and seeking answers and seeking solutions I finally settled into some some things or some or into an idea or into a decision I think is the best for my situation right now In this video I’m just going to tag you guys along with all what has been happening to me from April Basically I think the last video I posted was a video where I went for my friend’s birthday From April after my birthday or before my Yeah after my birthday a lot has been happening Did I introduce myself Sorry guys My name is Grace Fidel If you’re stopping here for a very first time I’m based in Belgium I’m a Cameroonian by the way Sorry my nose is blocked I’ve lived here for almost 4 years I’m a nursing student I study in Dutch and I speak Dutch I speak French I speak English and I speak my native dialect This video is a recap of how life has been life in me or life updates if you want to call it that In April I bought a bicycle as my birthday gift Um because pushing the baby to school every morning and back and going to my school and all that and or going to work was very challenging Like my legs were paining I was always tired And it was just so much So I needed something to facilitate that process And luckily I live in a country where Belgium is a very beautiful country and they have the biking system which is a very healthy way of living and less expensive There’s a saying that when you go to Rome do what the Romans do So like a beggies like me I decided to get into the biking culture So uh what I can tell you guys is that biking I don’t know how come I’ve not started biking for the 4 years that I’ve been here Like why my regret is why did I not start early Why I’m just biking now Like it’s so easy to move around with a bike It’s so easy It’s so cute It’s just so nice I cannot explain It’s fast It’s easy It’s less stressful And then you’re keeping fit The most important thing you’re keeping fit The health benefit of biking guys I don’t know how to even explain it My only worry is I started late but it’s not or it’s never too late So yeah I’m really enjoying biking and I like the way people are looking at me when I’m on a bike like then MK is seated You guys used to see the way MK is sitting behind MK is so comfortable Today I went to drop him at school MK was sleeping How can MK sleep on a bike Like people should tell me how can a baby sleep on a bike MK was sleeping I was like I’m that good I’m a good rider If I was you know going boo he will not sleep So it shows that I’m a very good rider So that’s why he’s sleeping I’m so happy Like I’m just so happy I started this biking series this biking lifestyle and I look forward to bike like out of Belgium Let me not go far like out of my city Like I want to be that good where I can bike for days I can just take a trip with a friend you know or a boyfriend or something and then we just bike and go somewhere you know and sleep anywhere and then just go continue the next day And then I like that kind of life Like I want that kind of nature that kind of just feel the nature around you I really love that experience I love biking I love biking The health benefits are enormous And the fact that it’s very cheap to maintain a bike and then you have parking everywhere Parking is not a problem Like I can park my bike anywhere everywhere That’s the sweetest thing Bikes are one of the most important way of traveling in Belgium I mean in the region where I live I don’t know about other regions but in the region where I live bikes are everything So when I came here that aspect of owning a bike or riding a bike was not in the picture I was like what is that Bikes In Africa where I come from bikes are like I mean who wants to own a bike It’s for kids and people just want to play around Uh I mean bikes are for very poor people Like why And also where will you even how will you even ride a bike Like they will push you into the gutters So many people have been killed riding bikes in my country So there’s no road for bikes But here they have special roads for bikers well constructed pathways for bikers alone very orderly very constructive So I told myself if I want to make things easy for me I need a bike So my best friend and I went into the the venture of going to learn how to bike originally or before now I knew how to bike I knew how to let me tell you guys what I know how to do I know how to bike I know how to ride an okada what we call an okada which is the uh machine I know how to I don’t know how to drive If I started driving before I traveled so I was still in the driving school I didn’t write my exams but I can you know I can go forward I don’t know how to reverse So we went into the school or the classes or the venture we have to do 10 classes and we are already at the eight class Today is we have classes every Tuesday Today is the ninth class before the last class So I’m actually going uh biking today Today is Tuesday the 17th of June So I’m going biking today So I’ve been biking So I bought Let me go back I bought my bike I’ve diverted I bought my bike in April and we started the classes because I knew how to bike I just wanted to know the rules before a car pushed me into the river I just wanted to know the rules the road maps the road signs and also to make my hands strong you know Um which has been a very good idea not just get into the road Oh I know how to bike You buy a bike v It’s not I know how to bike here Biking here is another level So I got a bike an electric bike So this is my first electric bike And I’ve already by the fit class or before the fit class I was already taking MK to school So I bought his wagon which I’m just going to show you guys bureaus of everything I got a wagon for MK So the bike was packed from April to June because MK did not have the wagon So it was needless I only can go everywhere with MK Like there’s nowhere I can go without him But because uh he didn’t have the wagon I can’t take him to school I can’t take the bike to school or anywhere with the just the bike So I need a wagon So his wagon came in June early June and we got it installed We unboxed everything got it installed and I started taking him to school to places Recently the school had a a picnic which I went with him to the school with a bike and I started going to town with a bike and right now I have to go to my stash place which is the hospital where I did my stash to collect some documents So yesterday I went there with a bike and today I’m also going to the with a bike The only place I’ve not tried to go to is my school but I’ve gone to other places like where I buy my African food I’ve gone there twice with a bike For my school I finished my academic internship for the year for this semester I did it from April to June which uh was good it was a success and after that I also prepared for my exams uh at the beginning of the June I finished my internship on the 2nd of June Then from then till 16 which was which was Monday the 16 no the 12th last week uh Thursday the 12th of June I started I wrote my exam So from the 2nd of June to 12th of June was exam prep but I wasn’t really preparing because I was having issues which I spoke to you guys which I just mentioned that I cried last week So my exam was last week and I’ve been going through a lot um immigration wise uh I had to do I had to make decisions In fact there’s just a lot that is going on with my life in this country right now But I’m trying to be positive So my exam even though I prepared for the exam I didn’t give it my 100% best because I was distracted But hopefully I’ll pass And uh next week we are going for our feedback to know if you’re going to the next level And a day after we’re going to collect our certificates for logistic and then also certificates for the semester and what not So that’s what has been happening to me uh up to this point and right now it’s summer and uh what else like okay so we are just going to pick up from there uh and continue this summer I just want to live slowly I’ve been through a lot of hustle and hustle I’ve been through a lot of busy body So I just want to take it slow Take MK put him behind a bike drive somewhere and just relax in a park or on the beach or in the city center You just relax and then come back home I’ve actually been taking him out uh every now and then Sometimes I just putting put him in the in the bicycle and we just write around No destination in mind just for me to also practice and for him to have some fresh air because the house is sometimes so heated so hot So yeah So that’s what I’ve been up to lately and I just wanted you guys to know what has been keeping me busy so far and why I’ve not been consistent Oh don’t forget to like subscribe hit the notification bell so every time I make a new video you’ll be the first first person to be notified Let me know in the comment section if you own a bike If you live abroad in Europe especially you own a bike or anywhere people ride bikes in Canada in America everywhere If you own a bike uh let me know And in another video I think I want to talk about the benefits of owning a bike uh in another video Also I’ve been juicing and getting into keeping shape I’ve been lally living healthy I did an egg diet which I lost some weight Uh and then I’ve just been doing intermittent fasting and I’ve been juicing too So yeah So those are the things I’ve been up to and I hope you guys enjoy this recap or this update or how life has been life in me or how living in Belgium is you know Um yeah So let’s talk later Bye The things we do for content I had to keep my camera somewhere go back get on the bike and come back to where my camera is just for you guys to have content Please let me stop and pick my camera Be cool Bye guys Bye [Music] wheel cuz I got a show for that’s how I get around the world