So I've lived in the lovely little city of Draguignan France for two months now. I must say I love it so much I do not even want to think about leaving and going back to America. Although I have had about three dreams about how my exchange is somehow already over and it's the summer again and I'm on a plane back to the states thinking...wasn't it just October? And then I wake up and realize it's okay it's still October. I am so happy here, and I've already noticed a change in myself. Being an exchange student, you have to be calm and ready for just about anything and be willing to eat just about anything. I have eaten some very interesting foods since I've been here.
Right now it is very cold here, atleast for me..and people keep telling me that it gets cold and I just say awesome. I really need to buy some more warm clothes because I really don't think that my winter wardrobe will do. I love walking to school in the morning even though I am freezing the entire way there. A very important lesson that I learned is: A scarf is your best friend, it can really make a difference in you getting a cold or you staying warm and not getting sick. I honestly don't know how I am going to live through the weather getting any colder, being from Alabama, I am not used to such cold weather...it was 40 degrees F when I walked to school the other day. But I guess as long as I have my scarf and gloves and maybe a hat then I'll be okay.
The other day my host father told me that he thought I would probably forget all about my host mother and him after I went home. I had no idea how to say this in french but I thought to myself how in the world could I possibly forget someone who has impacted my life so much? I don't think I could, they are like my real parents I feel like part of the family and I will never forget them. I hope I can come visit them sometime soon. Well I just did six hours of homework for my English online class so I'm exhausted, au revoir..pour maintent!(:
Monday, October 24, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Rotary Presentation...
Last night I did my presentation for my host Rotary club...in French of course. It was alot easier than I thought it would be. My Rotarians are very nice and the President speaks English, sooo nice. I did all of my presentation in French but when the president asked me to tell him about my Rotary banner I did it in English because the only thing I could have said about it in French would have been "c'est un bateu.."(it's a boat). The Rotary meeting was at a nice little restaurant in my city, and during the meeting they passes around these little fried fish. I couldn't bring myself to eat one because their little eyes were staring at me. But for dinner we had Octopus, and I tried that...it wasn't bad. But I could not watch myself cut it..I could see the little suction cup things and it was weird.
I am so happy that I had my YEO, Claude, and my host parents there. I love Virginie and Sebastièn so much, they are the best. I don't even want to think about changing host families or going back to America. I don't have to change families for about four or five more months but still. I really am not homesick, although I miss a few things, my dog, mexican food, my friends, and that's about it lol. I think all of the exchange students miss their dogs the most. It's sad haha but I guess it's because we can talk to our parents and they can come visit us but our dogs can't. Sorry mom I love you. lol
School is good, my théâtre teacher is nice one minute then screaming the next and my Anglais teacher...well he's just British, only good way to describe him. The other day in PE the teacher yelled at me and then she remembered I don't speak much French and I probably didn't understand her...mostly because she was yelling at me. And she kind of scares me. My friends at school are great I love them, they're all so funny and crazy. They all wanna know everything about America and I always forget certain things when I'm put on the spot like that. They talk to me in English sometimes and help me with my French. They make fun of me because I'm ALWAYS tired but I can't help it being here is exhausting!! I love it and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else right now, but dang I have to work twice as hard to understand simple things. Now I know how hard it is for the people in America that are from other countries that say stuff like "I go to school now?" or "I ask tonight, okay?". Yeah super awesome to realize you sound like an idiot, but I know it can only get better and it will, it already has. Sebastièn told me the first day I was here he had no idea what he was going to do with me because pretty much all I said was "I don't know...". But now he knows what to do with me lol make fun of me and tease me, but it's definitely not in a harsh way. He's almost like a father to me, he and Virginie treat me like I'm their daughter. It's like I have a second set of parents. I still love my real mom though and she'll always be my mother. But it's nice to have them because they make my life so much easier. I haven't gotten introuble for anything yet...although I haven't done anything to get introuble but still. I hear about other peoples host families and I am so lucky to be with mine, they are so awesome!
This past Sunday the exchange students in my district and our host parents went to St. Tropez...Oh my gosh SOOOO BEAUTIFUL!! I love the water and being in St Tropez was incredible it is a rich boat city. With literally the biggest boats I've ever seen..EVER. And it has tons of designer clothing shops..which most of them were closed because it was a Sunday. I love the trips with other exchange students, it's so nice to have someone to talk to that knows exactly what you're going through and speaks the same language as you. I really hope we can take a trip to Italy and maybe see the other exchange students that are living there.(:
I am so happy that I had my YEO, Claude, and my host parents there. I love Virginie and Sebastièn so much, they are the best. I don't even want to think about changing host families or going back to America. I don't have to change families for about four or five more months but still. I really am not homesick, although I miss a few things, my dog, mexican food, my friends, and that's about it lol. I think all of the exchange students miss their dogs the most. It's sad haha but I guess it's because we can talk to our parents and they can come visit us but our dogs can't. Sorry mom I love you. lol
School is good, my théâtre teacher is nice one minute then screaming the next and my Anglais teacher...well he's just British, only good way to describe him. The other day in PE the teacher yelled at me and then she remembered I don't speak much French and I probably didn't understand her...mostly because she was yelling at me. And she kind of scares me. My friends at school are great I love them, they're all so funny and crazy. They all wanna know everything about America and I always forget certain things when I'm put on the spot like that. They talk to me in English sometimes and help me with my French. They make fun of me because I'm ALWAYS tired but I can't help it being here is exhausting!! I love it and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else right now, but dang I have to work twice as hard to understand simple things. Now I know how hard it is for the people in America that are from other countries that say stuff like "I go to school now?" or "I ask tonight, okay?". Yeah super awesome to realize you sound like an idiot, but I know it can only get better and it will, it already has. Sebastièn told me the first day I was here he had no idea what he was going to do with me because pretty much all I said was "I don't know...". But now he knows what to do with me lol make fun of me and tease me, but it's definitely not in a harsh way. He's almost like a father to me, he and Virginie treat me like I'm their daughter. It's like I have a second set of parents. I still love my real mom though and she'll always be my mother. But it's nice to have them because they make my life so much easier. I haven't gotten introuble for anything yet...although I haven't done anything to get introuble but still. I hear about other peoples host families and I am so lucky to be with mine, they are so awesome!
This past Sunday the exchange students in my district and our host parents went to St. Tropez...Oh my gosh SOOOO BEAUTIFUL!! I love the water and being in St Tropez was incredible it is a rich boat city. With literally the biggest boats I've ever seen..EVER. And it has tons of designer clothing shops..which most of them were closed because it was a Sunday. I love the trips with other exchange students, it's so nice to have someone to talk to that knows exactly what you're going through and speaks the same language as you. I really hope we can take a trip to Italy and maybe see the other exchange students that are living there.(:
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