R.I.P Grandma... Today is very hard for me because I have just found out last night that my grandmother has passed away. Prayers are much needed for my family back home. I know that there is nothing I can change even if I was back in the States but it is diffucult because im so far from home and far from my family who is really struggling with this. I am hanging in there so please don't worry but please pray for my family as well as me because this is very hard. I do know that my Grandmother is in [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone! I had such a good week! I went to Fleurine's friend Cindy's house for a couple of days... Cindy speaks English really well and so it made things really easy for me to stay with her for a couple of days. I had so much fun we went to the movies and played Guitar Hero (yeah I didn't even think they would have that here!) haha it was sooo much fun! I really liked staying with Cindy and talking about things without just having small talk because its hard to have more than a little bit of small talk [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone! I would just like to tell you abut what an amazing weekend I have just had. I went to a Rotary club weekend and met so many people from all over the world! I met people from Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Canada and so many more... It really was awesome because the language everyone at least knew a little was English, which was so lucky for me! I got so many really neat pins for my Rotary jacket and made so many new friends. I feel like I really can connect with each of them because they all took [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone! I had a really good past couple of days... I went to the sea again this time in Wimereux. I went with Marion and Jo it was so beautiful because we went later in the afternoon so the waves were splashing a bit and the sky and the sea just looked so peacful and beautiful. Well school is still difficult but I really like my friends here and I really love how the students are so willing to help me out. It rains a lot here but I would rather rain than snow any day. This weekend im going [View Full Entry]

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Hey! I just wrote a whole blog and it got deleted!!!! So I will start again, this weekend I went to a different town called Lille with my host sister, her boyfriend, and the host brother who actually goes to school in Lille. This weekend in Lille there was a huge once a year festaval! I got to see so many things and hear so many things and it was all so amazing. There were so many people thought I had to link arms all the time with my host sister because I was so afraid to get lost! But every [View Full Entry]

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hey Everyone! I finally found some time to write a new blog. Everything is wonderful here and im doing really well. I thought I would tell you about the family im staying with...Marie Jose is the mother, she is extreemly friendly and helpful. She speaks some English which is really good for me because it is very hard at to moment to understand things in French. The host sister Marion is also very nice she always goes out of here way to help me out and she has let me barrow her camera until I get one. Her boyfriend Jovanie (I [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone, To start off this keyboard is different because it is a European one. Their mey be a lot of mistakes. I will just sum up everything I have done because im super tired and busy. Okay first day, It was really hard saying good bye to my friends and family. The feeling you get behind the glass of the check in at the airport is so exciting and scary at the same time its like you know this is what you have been waiting for all year but then you realize this is it you are on your own! [View Full Entry]

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Hello, I will begin starting off with saying thank you to everyone who will be reading these blogs. I really hope that everyone enjoys reading these. I will be leaving for France on the 26th of August, next Tuesday. I will land in Paris on the 27th at about 2:00 in the morning in the states. I will be greeted by Rotarians and my host family(s). Something very amazing that happened yesterday, An exchange student from France named Fleurine came to the states a couple days ago. I happen to be staying with her parents when I go to France. We [View Full Entry]

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