Playing keep up

Hey everyone,

I am Sorry that I have been leaving you in the dark lately. Those of you who have been checking my facebook here and there will know some of the things that I have been up to. For those of you who haven’t been checking I will shed some light for you now.

Obviously a lot has happened and I could touch on all of them but I won’t do that because I could be here for a while. Instead I will choose some of my favourite things!!!! Starting with a connection that I made in my history class here in France, to something my youth leader Andrew taught me back in Canada. That would be that that we learned about a guy name Martin Luther. For those of you who do not know who he is, he is the person who started the Lutheran church because he did not agree with what the Catholic Church was preaching. (I think) I know that he created a new type of church because he stood up against the pope. Hate to say that I was not really listening all that well in history but don’t worry Andrew I was 100% completely listening to you!!!!!!!!! Ya that was what I learned in history class a few weeks ago.

Dandelion wine in the making!!

   

Le Clos Lucé

Chateau d'Amboise :D

Another thing that I loved was actually something that happened this past weekend. I had a FRIEND over for the weekend. Saturday I went to her house for lunch and we made dandelion wine or “spring time wine” it was cool I had never done that before so it was kind of cool. We then went for a walk to this guy’s house that we know. He is from Turkey and is really, really nice.  He had her host dad drop us off at this park named Blossac. (If you are reading this I know what you are thinking if you read it correctly, thanks to my sister for pointing that out!) Anyway my host mom picked us up and then we went back to my house for a night of peace and quiet.  We talked to our parents in Canada and the states. My friend is from America.  We went to bed at 2:30 am ya and we had to leave at 9:30 in the morning because we were going to go see real live castles. (Tracy if you are reading this they do not talk and walk they just sit there and do nothing!!!) We went to see Le Clos Lucé also known as the house of Leonardo De Vinci and le chateau d’Amboise. I took lots of pictures and it was really amazing and WWWIIINNDDDYYYYY. The wind was so cold when it blew that I think that I lost the feeling in my face. We were only outside for like 20 minutes at the most!! So the weekend was basically me and my American friends and my host mom!!!!!

Peanut Butter cookies. Look a little burnt but do not taste burnt !!

One final thing that I can think of is that on Wednesdays school ends at noon so I got back to the house around quarter after one and I played some piano and talked with my mom but also I made PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES!! :D I was home alone today and there was not butter and the recipe called for butter so i improvised!!! They turned out quite well actually!!!





A little look in to my future. I have two days left of school then I will have completed my schooling in France for the exchange. In a week’s time I will be getting ready to go to the sea with my family and two others. Then in two weeks Friday i will be going to Paris and on the Saturday i will be returning home to Canada and my experience of a lifetime will have ended with lots of amazing memories and lots of new friends from around the world and a progression in the French language!!!