CHATEAU DINNER

the dinner was composed of salad, shepherd's pie, and cinnamon apples. they were so delicious. i think i got super full off of just apples. then turned around and ate cookies like an hour later. i found out after we got here that the word for cookies is biscuits. when i think of biscuits i think of something totally different than that. i miss our biscuits. lol.

CREPES!!!

today we went to nicole's host parent's house and they taught us how to make crepes and i learned some french works. sugar is sucre and milk is lait. and we had chocolat en poudre to make chocolate milk. it was so educational. we also tried to learn a song but that basically failed. lol.

PARIS BOUND!!!!

Today i have made plans with the mother of my host family to go to Paris with her. She is going to visit her mother and to take me to some fabric stores. I am having so much fun with her already. I cannot wait.

FRENCH CLASS

In French class, we discussed the colors and i actually remember more than i thought i would. I especially remember the color red which is rouge because of my host family and that is the color we discussed. Rouge, vert, violet, jaune, orange, bleu, blanc, noir, rose. I think that was all of them.

MY HOST FAMILY

They have one of the most amazing houses i have ever seen. its nice and spacious with plenty of rooms for them and their children. They also have a studio- a room for their painting and a another separate room for sewing. i personally feel that the room for sewing is the best room. lol. Their artwork is amazing i love every thing about it. They have it all over the house and it is simply beautiful. I am so glad i signed up for this. They tried to teach me some words in French but of course i forgot them already. The only word i remember was the word for the color red. which is rouge

MEETING MY HOST FAMILY

The long awaited host family meeting was a great success. I finally met them and they are the sweetest things ever. They are very artistic. They paint, sew, are into photography, and are simply awesome. They have two children one 5 and the other 2. The kids are so sweet. The host family get together was pretty nice. I didnt think the whole yarn thing was a good idea for the woman with the stroller but she was ok. It was fun.

until next time au revoir!

USING SPANISH IN FRANCE...OOPS

Today at the local bakery, i accidently said yes in Spanish instead of saying it in French. I am so used to everyone back home saying yes in Spanish that i slipped up and said si to the nice lady instead of saying oui. It was pretty funny. But i did learn that the French do say si si when they are trying to contradict someone in an arugument. Thank you Madame Faur!!!

FIRST ADVENTURE

Today was awesome!!! This morning we first went to King Henry VIII mistress' castle and it was beautiful. Chateau de Chenonceau. After that we went to the Musee Des Beaurx Arts in Tours. It was such a great museum and i really put some previous art appreciation class knowledge to good use there. I felt to smart. lol. The massive cathedral was next followed by some superb shopping. After the day was almost to a close we stopped to grab some dinner before the train ride home where Nijja, the master of sign language, taught us the proper way to say carry out box. Hilar!!!

Le Commerce

This is the local restaurant here in town that we go to eat. the food there is so good. I didnt know what to expect from the food here because i have heard both good and bad things. So far things are good. I have learned to say something is good in French and it is Ce Bon!!!

FIRST DAY OF CLASS

Today was our first day in French class and i knew nothing but bonjour. I was prepared to have a hard time trying to learn the language because me and languages dont really do too well. i can pronounce the words correctly but as far as knowing how to use them or remembering what to say, thats the problem