Becoming Brussels
A newsletter for internationals who are done just living here.
Brussels doesn't hand you belonging. But it does reward the people who figure out how it actually works. These are the dispatches from that process.
New issue every two weeks. Subscribe on Substack to get them by email.
Issues
The proportion problem: why belonging in Brussels takes longer than you think
Why making friends here is structurally hard - and what that means for you
You can live in Brussels for years and still feel like a visitor
On parallel lives, crystal balls, and the equipment nobody gives you