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My French Exchange
Central States Rotary Youth Exchange 2018-2019
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Nov 2, 20182 min read
Theatre in Marseille
My host-mom Gabrielle used to be an actress. Although my host-parents are currently cheese-makers, my host-mom worked in theatre and my...
Oct 21, 20183 min read
Briançon Alpes Weekend
My district had our second weekend together in Briançon, a town in the Alps. This region of France is called Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur....
Oct 14, 20181 min read
La Vesse Beach
My host-family (Gabrielle, Sébastien, and my host-sister Jeanne) and Alberto's host-family (Véronique, Éric, and his host-siblings...
Oct 13, 20182 min read
Aix-en-Provence
I went to Aix yesterday with my French friends from school: Eden, Enza, Jade, and Orianne. Eden was the girl in my class who volunteered...
Oct 7, 20182 min read
Avignon with Rubia
I went to Avignon with my Brazilian friend Rubia for the day, after I had the picnic with my host-family. Rubia's host-family had plans...
Oct 6, 20182 min read
Mountain Picnic
My host-parents have about fifty goats because they make goat-cheese for a living. They also occasionally sell yogurt and goat milk. A...
Oct 3, 20183 min read
Lauris to Aix
School ends at noon every Wednesday in France, which is what should happen everywhere. Because we finished early in the day, Alberto,...
Oct 1, 20183 min read
The Mediterranean
Yesterday I visited the Mediterranean Sea. It was even more beautiful than I had imagined (which is what I've been saying for just about...
Sep 28, 20185 min read
A Day at School
I figured I would write about what I do in a day at school here in France. It's hard to cover what school is like because everyday is...
Sep 23, 20183 min read
District 1760 Weekend
I recently got back from my first "weekend of integration" with the other exchange students in my district, District 1760. I had met some...
Sep 15, 20182 min read
Arles Art Exhibits
Every year Arles, France hosts a photography event where exhibitions are set up around the city. This year there were thirty-six...
Sep 5, 20183 min read
Lycée Val de Durance
I started school yesterday and it went great. I was intimidated on Monday because I was clueless about all school-related things: my...
Sep 3, 20182 min read
Bonnieux and Roussillon
My host-mom and host-sister took me to visit a couple of places in our region before school starts next week. Our main destination was a...
Sep 2, 20182 min read
Visiting the Village
I have yet to be here in France for over a week, but I feel like I've already been here for a month or so. This morning I woke up to see...
Sep 1, 20185 min read
Arriving in France
I'm writing this from my new bedroom on a farm in southern France. I arrived in Marseille earlier this week and from leaving the US to...
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