Blog Fail?
So this is officially the THIRD time I’ve had Internet access since I’ve been in France. Thus, having a blog for you all to “keep up with what I’ve been doing” has been kind of pointless. I can’t feel completely horrible though because I think staying away from the Internet has kept my mind here in the present and thinking in French as much as possible and trying to forget English. Currently, I am at my “brother’s” house. I spent the night here because my parents are helping a relative move house.
It’s difficult for me to look at things in perspective right now because I’ve been living moment to moment here. Unbelievable that this time next week I will be on a charter bus to Paris. Apart of me is ready for my three days in Paris with all the other stagiaires and then to return to the United States. But then there is another part of me that doesn’t want to depart from eating pain, fromage, and Nutella without disgression. I’m going to miss watching Hannah Montana in French every Saturday morning. My bus stop across from the tiny port stuffed with sailboats. Walking around Centre-Ville with Mia after school.
Granted I’m not going to miss not knowing what in the heck someone has asked me or when the salespeople in stores automatically switch to English when they hear my accent, but those things are small. There’s a beauty here in Bretagne that is difficult to describe. The closest thing I can compare it to is the feeling I had once while gazing at an Indiana corn field covered in mist stretching out unto infinity, the sun glittering down. It’s unspoken, natural. In general I also just love how all the buildings & roads are ancient here.
Here’s what my week looks like:
Monday - final full day of school
Tuesday - 14 juillet, ie French 4th of July, no school, national holiday
Wednesday - review for final exam at school
Thursday - exam and play rehearsal
Friday - rehearsal and performance for the families
Saturday - pack bags & say goodbye
Sunday - 730am depart for Paris
I love you all and think of you often.
Bonjour, tous le monde! Today Dad and I drove down to Bloomington for orientation for St. Brieuc. While we did get a little lost, we managed to make it there all in one piece. First was distribution of course materials, pictured here—as you can see, looks like we’re going to be kept quite busy. Then after reviewing the rules, the instructors were introduced to us. I was very impressed by the four professeurs. Rebecca, who is the Student Director and Grammar instructor as well as my small group leader, reminded me of 
I still do not know who my host family is going to be, but I should know by the end of this week, and I plan to update you all on that! Also, it is still up in the air whether I will be able to access this blog and/or have the capability to post pictures when I am in France. I may decide that it will be easier to use my one hour a week of Internet access to simply send out a mass email, so please keep an eye out for that if you see I am not updating this blog!
