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Club
Meeting of 12 January 2011
Hey Parkwood Rotary,
Sorry for the late
correspondence, I have been very busy since I arrived. I
am living in Fougeres, and it's awesome. I could not
have asked for a better host family, they are exactly
like my own, right down to the dorky family calendars
;-) They have been more than welcoming, and are very
understanding in regards the language barrier. They are
talking to me in English for the moment, whilst slowly
integrating French. It is very challenging, but I am
pleased to say I seem to be picking it up faster than
anticipated! I started school on Monday afternoon, and
am really enjoying it. I am in the same class as one of
my host sisters, Charlotte, and have become friends with
her and my other host sister, Amelie's, friends. They
are all very funny people, and great fun to be around. I
also seem to be getting a lot of friend requests on
Facebook from random French people at my school which is
pretty cool. The lifestyle here is very relaxed. Most
afternoons after school we go to the "Paris Cafe" for a
coffee or to friends houses, and the weekends are spent
seeing friends, studying, and hitting the local pub or a
party or two. This weekend we are going to the beach
which should be exciting, and then to a party on
Saturday evening. It is very cold here, it varies
between - 3 to 6 degrees (if we're lucky), so that has
definitely been quite a shock for me!! It is expected to
snow again within the next couple of weeks! I have met
two other exchange students living in my town so far;
Ariel, a girl from Taiwan who attends my school and is
also friends with my host sisters, and Kary, a girl from
Mexico who attends the public school down the road. I
went to my first Rotary meeting on Tuesday evening. I
couldn't understand much of what they were saying, but
they were very hospitable nonetheless :-) Homesickness
has not been to bad so far, although on Australia Day I
did get a little bit down. I think my host family must
have realised, because when I came home from school
yesterday evening, they had organized "Australian" cheerios with little Australian flags in them, and
Champagne to celebrate! There's so much more to tell,
but I don't have enough time ha ha. Thank you so much
for providing me with this experience, I will try to
keep you all updated regularly :-) Report of Club Meeting on
13 April 2010:
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