Sponsoring Club: North Creek Rotary Club District 7190
Host Club: Sao Luis, Sao Fransisco Rotary Club District 4490
Hello again! I'm now about halfway thru my exchange year and while I
might not be fluent, I can say that I can communicate very efficiently
in Portuguese. I am currently staying in the district governor's house
while I wait to go to my next host family. From what I understand they
are currently on vacation. I will miss my old host family but I am told
that my new family has a pool! Eu adoro nadar! I love to swim.
Yesterday, I went to a Rotary meeting and I meet with the other kids in
the area. There were seven of us, two exchange students (including me),
two hopefuls, one Rebound and two kids that got dragged there by their
parents. We all talked in Portuguese about where we are from and what we
like to do, things like that. I ended up with the unofficial biggest
laugh award because of a story that I told about a spider that was
bigger than my hand that I found in my bathroom and proceeded to freak
out. All in all, I am having a wonderful time and I can't wait to meet
my new host parents.
Sincerely,
Kirsten Beth Lomnitzer
Monday, January 14, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Keith Roscoe -- France (Home club: Cobleskill)
January 1, 2013
Happy New Year! I would have wished you all
a Merry Christmas, but I am a little late. Anyway, as usual I have
been pretty busy. The version in a nutshell is as follows: class trip to
Strasbourg, week in the alps, switch families in 2 days. Okay, now for
details.
The trip to Strasbourg was great. I would have
liked a little less time in the bus, 10 hours one way, but other than
that it was great. We rolled by night so the first thing we did in the
region was eat a tradition breakfast of the region, which is known for
including cheese and sausage products (really called charcuterie in
french, but I have a hard time translating. Literally, like prepared
sausage products). Then we went to a modern art museum. Where I saw an
original study of one of my favorite works! I saw "Le Penseur" aka "The
Thinker", but like a real one! How crazy is that?! Not to mention the
Monet that was there too! After the art museum we did this like
educational scavenger hunts in the city, boring but we got to explore
the city. That night we tasted a local food called Flammekeuch, their
take on pizza. Very very good, returned there when with friends when we
were on our own for lunch. Also visited a concentration camp, the very
old cathedral (celebrated a million years in a couple of years), a
traditional town, and the Council of Europe.
Week in the Alps:
Well, the same
day I got back from Strasbourg I spent 12 hours in a car to get to the
alps. Needless to say, I slept most of the way. But the alps are
beautiful!! The roads are literally like the car commercials though,
nothing but hairpin and 90 degree turns. Putting all of that aside, I
learned how to Alpine ski!! I plan on continuing that when I get home.
I tried cross country but it wasn't for me. We also did Christmas in
the Alps, which was cool. Oh, and you will never guess what I tasted
while I was there! Frog Legs! It isn't actually that bad, after you get
over the fact that you have to eat them off the bones, it isn't bad at
all.
I will be switching families
very soon, but I am not sad. Yes I will miss this family, but I am
definitely ready for change! Change keeps things exciting!
Bisous,
Keith
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