Katelyn Clarke -- France

December 30, 2009



During the beginning of November the vacation days were finishing and everyone was on their way back to school. School started on the first wednesday of the month and so it was a short school week. That weekend there was a Rotary function that the five exchange students in Lannion all had to attend. It was a long night and each of us had to present ourselves in french in front of all the guests which were quite a few, and we also had to present the courses of the menu in french and in our own language. But nevertheless it was a fun night and there was also cultural dances featuring the dances of Bretagne, the United States and India and Spain. It was fun because we got to experience one another's culture through dance.

However, the night didn't end very well because i ended up getting sick from the night, I later figured out that it was angina...So I didn't go to school for 3 days. But when i returned the school was the same as before the vacation. Everything was normal.

I also joined a scouts group, it is a catholic organization that involves community service and camping and things of that sort. It's fun, the people in it are so nice and welcoming and they include me in everything. We have had several meeting to plan our december functions for the scouts. We are going to wrap christmas presents for the poeple who are in a hurry or just don't want to do it themselves. I think that it's going to be fun.