Being an exchange student is so much more fun than just pure traveling. I get to meet and hang out with lots of French teenagers and we have become friends with each other. France has beautiful architecture that I love! My host family is super nice. They make me delicious French food and care about me. I cooked them Chinese food as well. Shopping in France is great! Lots of various fashionable and stylish stuff here! J'aime la France!
-Vivian W.
I'm really enjoying the trip--especially the food. Yummy foods have been: ham and cheese sandwiches, cauliflower soup, pasta from the Alps, lots of cheese, Nutella, tartes, haddock crepes, and bueno bars. Bueno bars are possibly the best thing on the planet.
-Elizabeth N.
Today our group toured le Mont St. Michel. It's an old monastery built upon a small mountain which houses a museum and multiple shops and restaurants. Even though the tour through the abbey was informative and the tour guide was very nice, my favorite part of le Mont St Michel was the narrow cobblestone street, full of cute little shops perfect for my friend and me to browse through. Le Mont St. Michel is my group's second excursion out of Vire, the first one being the trip to visit the ancient Bayeux tapestry, which is still amazingly intact and viewable after so many centuries. I'm so glad that I went with my school on this trip or else I wouldn't have seen so many interesting sights!
-Michelle N.
My family took me to the equestrian center on Wednesday and I joined Sophie in a riding lesson. I rode Gibus and we did gymnastics and jump combinations. After doing these regularly, we jumped with one hand behind our backs and then with our eyes closed. These variations helped us practice our balance over fences. This lesson was similar to those in America, with more emphasis on balance and core skills. This gave me a great new perspective on French life and everyone was very willing to help me find things in the barn. I have a dressage lesson tomorrow. Can't wait!
-Hannah G.
Wednesday, my host sister only had one hour of school, so we had the afternoon to have fun. Katie and I, along with our correspondents and their French friends went to my house. They taught us French dances, and we taught them American dances like the ChaCha Slide and the Cupid Shuffle. Then we had kebabs for lunch and went to Katie's house for a dance party.
-Jenna D.
Faithful followers--our trip has been great! I love my family and the friends here. Our trips to the D-day beaches and Mont St. Michel really make the trip.
-Katie W.
The trip has been really fun so far! It's been interesting to learn about the French culture and to introduce some American culture to my French family. I baked them some chocolate chip cookies the other day, and they really liked them!
-Haley S.
My French family's father is a poissonier, or a fish merchant. Last night, he brought home fresh live oysters, shrimp, and fish. This weekend, we're even having fresh sushi! Though the food here is great, the people are even better, which is quite an achievement! The Gautiers have been SO welcoming and friendly. Everyday after school I sit down and have a cup of tea with Madame Gautier, Blanche, and her little sister Amber and we talk about our day. I love this place!
-Anna Claire F.
The first day I met my host family, they let me feed their baby lamb! It was really cool because they're born with black fleece but grow white wool when they're older. I also got to go to judo class with my correspondent's younger brother. They want me to actually participate in the class the next time I go--I'm so scared! From what I saw, there was a lot of flipping and pain involved. The food here is also AMAZING!!!! As cliche as it sounds, French cheese is super good. They have plain cheese sandwiches here, but it tastes ten times better than the ones at home.
-Jennifer D.
Throughout the French trip, the most valuable thing that I have come away with is that I have so many great memories with my French family and that I have another family in France now. Even though I do not speak French, I was amazed at how I can communicate with my new family and friends. I love how I can experience French culture with French people.
-HaeYeun B.
At first glance, Normandy is not all that different from TN. You have rolling hills, green pastures, and all that good stuff, but when you take a closer look, it's baffling how different things are. For one, the sheep population is through the roof. Every time I look out my window I see one. The stores all operate essentially the same, but everything is priced as advertised. It's always overcast and cold. The mere fact that it's France makes the food taste better, and I swear there's something in the water.
-Adam M.
When school got out early on Wednesday afternoon, Adam, Elizabeth, Vivian, Haeyeun, me, and our correspondents went together to "McDo" and bowling. It was awesome! McDo is slightly different in France, it was so good! It was my favorite activity with the French kids because we all got to hang out comfortably with our own friends while making new ones. Everyone had to work together to understand each other, making us all equal. It was fun!
-Sarah W.
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