Hello everyone, life in Rennes has been great. My host Ahmed has taken me to his favorite places to eat including showing me a really good sandwich called a Kebap. It is still a little hard to cope with being in a different country that feels to me like it has a total opposite culture to what we're used to in America. I personally am an only child but after spending time with my host family, who have seven children in total, my view on what a family is like has changed for me. I do miss home and can't wait to see my family again but I'm enjoying everyday as I know this is beyond a once in a life time experience as I'm getting a chance to live a life like a french student. I'll try to post again another day but signing off for now.
David
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Nick Golden
Bonjour!
Currently helping French students with English. Fascinatingly fun; English has never seemed so odd. Also, recording radio interviews has been very fun. Apparently, I'm very talkative and I have a mix of American twang and British syntax. Odd but alright. Anyway, things have been swell. Watching a Spanish film with French subtitles seemed daunting but it was not very difficult- being able to read the words was helpful. The food continues to be good at best and palatable at worst. Which is good. Explaining American politics was also odd. Still, all is well.
Nick
Currently helping French students with English. Fascinatingly fun; English has never seemed so odd. Also, recording radio interviews has been very fun. Apparently, I'm very talkative and I have a mix of American twang and British syntax. Odd but alright. Anyway, things have been swell. Watching a Spanish film with French subtitles seemed daunting but it was not very difficult- being able to read the words was helpful. The food continues to be good at best and palatable at worst. Which is good. Explaining American politics was also odd. Still, all is well.
Nick
Michaela Tremblay
Bonjour!
Being in France is amazing, it is so different from home in America. The people in Rennes are really nice and were very welcoming to us. People think people in France are stuck up, but not here. They are very friendly, and are patient with us when there is a communication problem. The sites are completely breathtaking. Here it is spring and everything is in bloom, it will be very hard to leave it all and go back to the snow.
Life here is a little challenging for me sometimes, because of the language barrier. At dinner some nights, everyone will start laughing so hard and because of the language difference I missed the joke, but I laugh along anyways. Sometimes they try to explain it to me, but the puns do not always translate correctly. I like those moments, because even though we cannot communicate clearly, they willingly try to help me and I have gotten close to many people here.
I have made many new friends. I will miss them all so much when I have to go home to America. I miss everyone at home, but I don't wanna leave France. Today we went to the movies with French students. And I bonded with my friends. The movie was in Spanish and had French sub-titles, so it was hard to understand. However, I understood more than I thought I would. I love France, and I am so glad we are here for a few more days.
Being in France is amazing, it is so different from home in America. The people in Rennes are really nice and were very welcoming to us. People think people in France are stuck up, but not here. They are very friendly, and are patient with us when there is a communication problem. The sites are completely breathtaking. Here it is spring and everything is in bloom, it will be very hard to leave it all and go back to the snow.
Life here is a little challenging for me sometimes, because of the language barrier. At dinner some nights, everyone will start laughing so hard and because of the language difference I missed the joke, but I laugh along anyways. Sometimes they try to explain it to me, but the puns do not always translate correctly. I like those moments, because even though we cannot communicate clearly, they willingly try to help me and I have gotten close to many people here.
I have made many new friends. I will miss them all so much when I have to go home to America. I miss everyone at home, but I don't wanna leave France. Today we went to the movies with French students. And I bonded with my friends. The movie was in Spanish and had French sub-titles, so it was hard to understand. However, I understood more than I thought I would. I love France, and I am so glad we are here for a few more days.
Samantha Pierro and Renee LeRette
Salut!
This morning we went to the cinema with some of the French students. The movie we saw was in Spanish with French subtitles. Right now, we are working with some of the French students to make a radio broadcast. We are answering questions of topics such as American life and the difference between the French and American school systems.
For lunch this afternoon, we ate at the school. The school even changed their lunch schedule so that we could eat some of their specialty food. One of the meal options was a sausage in a crepe which is like our hot dog. They even decorated the cafeteria with American flags.
We went to a classroom for about an hour. I was in the computer lab and it was really interesting because there was nothing on the walls; there wasn't even a clock!!! So I was working on the computer and I would look up for the clock, but I could not find it. So after about half an hour I was getting nervous that I'd be in the middle of something when we had to leave.
This morning we went to the cinema with some of the French students. The movie we saw was in Spanish with French subtitles. Right now, we are working with some of the French students to make a radio broadcast. We are answering questions of topics such as American life and the difference between the French and American school systems.
For lunch this afternoon, we ate at the school. The school even changed their lunch schedule so that we could eat some of their specialty food. One of the meal options was a sausage in a crepe which is like our hot dog. They even decorated the cafeteria with American flags.
We went to a classroom for about an hour. I was in the computer lab and it was really interesting because there was nothing on the walls; there wasn't even a clock!!! So I was working on the computer and I would look up for the clock, but I could not find it. So after about half an hour I was getting nervous that I'd be in the middle of something when we had to leave.
France by Marissa
France is beautiful and very different from America. You have to be 18 to drive and the cars are much smaller. All the stores and houses are made of stone and there are cobblestone roads. We have been to Paris, beaches, Fort la Latte, Saint Malo, Mont StMichel, Dinan and Dinard. One of the nights I stayed with my host family we made home made crepes. They were delicious! They had me do one of the Britagne traditions...flip the crepe out of the pan! I thought I would drop it but it was not that hard. It is so nice here if it was up to me we would never leave
Monday, February 21, 2011
Samantha Pierro
Bonjour!
Today we spent the day with some French students. We went to Dinan which is a old and beautiful little town and then during the afternoon, we went for a walk along one of the beaches. France is just overall beautiful and I am learning a lot about the culture and the language.
Today we spent the day with some French students. We went to Dinan which is a old and beautiful little town and then during the afternoon, we went for a walk along one of the beaches. France is just overall beautiful and I am learning a lot about the culture and the language.
Bonjour from France
It is Monday of the second week of the trip and so far, it has gone by at light speed. Everyday there was something new. From castles overlooking the ocean to little towns, nestled away in the countryside. My host familly is also great. Very nice people who speak almost no english. Its ok though, because I am learning more in 2 weeks than I ever could in 2 months before.
- Julian Pryde
- Julian Pryde
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