Monday, March 30, 2009

Today was fun

I awoke at 6am, an hour earlier than everyone else lol. So, we were just a little late to getting to school. The school is amazing though! It is more than 300 years old, and it looks really awesome, with the old architecture with the new school design. All the Americans were given a quick tour around the school by some young students that are learning English. After our tour, we went into the Gym, where we were all given welcome bags, that contained a bunch of little gifts such as laser pointers, pencils & pens, a deck of playing cards, and a bookbag with the name of the City on it! Then the French students went to class, while we were given a boat tour on the river around the city! It was very interesting to see a bunch of unique locations in the city while on a boat. After that we had lunch and then we left the school again for an onfoot tour! We visited a giant monastary in the middle of the city, it is almost 900 years old and it is more than 140 meters tall! (Which is about 420 feet). We went inside and saw all the unique architecure and a very precise astronomical clock. I took a lot of pictures, so I am sorry that I forgot my cameras' cord!! We also saw a lot more of the city, including a bakery and an old Protestant church. There was a lot of walking, but it was really windy, so it wasn't too bad! After that, Guillaume and I took the tram and bus home, were we went through all the contents of the welcome bag, and played some trimonoes (3 sided dominoes). We just finished supper, and Guillaume needs to do his homework, so au revoir for now!!

Sunday, March 29, 2009

To School Tomorrow

Today was nice. I slept late (about 11), but the family didn't mind, since they knew that I was tired. After a quick lunch, I helped Guillaume's father, Marc, tend to his garden, pulling up some small tree stumps, and moving some violets. Afer that Guillaume returned home from the Monastary (where he had spent the night at before for his Confirmation), and we talked about movies and music, until it was time for dinner. It was also his 16th birthday today, so we also had cake and sang Happy Birthday in 3 different languages (French, English, then German)! He recieved his presents from his family, everyone took pictures of. Since I did not give my gifts to the family yesterday due to Guillaume and his Mother leaving early, I gave the gifts to them today, which they all really appreciate and enjoy! But now it is late (almost 10), and we need to wake up at 6, so I shall talk more tomorrow!

Also, I forgot the cable that connects my camera to the computer, so you will not be able to see any pictures until I get back!!!

Saturday, March 28, 2009

In France right now!

Well, here I am in France! It is really nice here, I love it so far, and the plane ride was very fun. We all arrived at Charlotte at about seven, then we left for Frankfurt at about 8:30. The plane ride was about 8 hours long, so I slept most of the way. We landed in Frankfurt at about 10 (which is about 4 in the US) in the morning, and left on the bus for Strasborg, and arrived there at about 3 in the afternoon. There, we all met our Host family, which was real exicting. My host, Guillme (which in English is William), and his family gave me a quick tour of the city, pointing out all the political and government buildings. After that, we arrived home, where they got me acquainted with their home.

Now, I would love to go into more detail, but I am very tired right now, so I will go into more details tomorrow. Also, I have not gotten a chance to get a good picture, so I shall try to get a lot of pics tomorrow!


Also, keyboards have a different layout in France, so I made a ton of spelling errors, that I had to go back and correct!