France

I made it to France! Its way different and sometimes very hard to understand. The country is gorgeous and the people are, well, French. The food couldnt get any better than this, but I admit, I miss American food so much. So far im doing great with the language and the locals keep telling me "tres bon accent":)

I'm leaving!

I can't believe it's already time. I leave in a few hours now, so I'm packing it all up. I have an 8-hour flight to Paris and then an 8-hour layover while I wait till my one hour flight to Lyon. I'm so excited, and so ready for this. It's been a long wait and now it's time for me to go. I will miss a lot of American stuff, especially Jimmy Johns, which I will be having as my last meal. So here's Au Revoir until I get to France.

Soon ready to go

Working on the last minute requirements and trying to think about packing! I leave in twenty-nine days and I couldn't be any more excited. But I must say I am completely nervous. This will be my first time flying ever, but hopefully I will have a few fellow students on the same flight.
I can't wait to meet my family. They seem like such nice people! Any day now, I get to finally live with them. I couldn't be any more excited to be in France!

I'm going to France!

I started off last spring with the idea of foreign exchange. My mom contacted the local rotary district to find a representative, and that lead us to the application. It took about a month to finish the tedious job. Once we turned it in, I had a huge interview. The called me less than a week later telling me I was accepted which was in like November. The next hard part was getting all the little details dealt with. I eventually found out that France was chosen for me! Next, I had to get my passport which I have now. And the next step is the Visa! They still haven't found a family for me yet, so hopefully that will happen soon. I leave August 23.