bon jour possible followers! my name is Danika Smith and i will be taking who ever is willing to read, on my journey of a lifetime in Aix on Provence. i will start by saying that my grammar and spelling is not amazing, so don't focus on that!

Aix en provence is located in the south east of france, 2o km above Marseille. it has a population of 140,000 people and prides itself on art and water fountains and features. i live in the heart of the city in an apartment which is where my family lives during the week. however, on the weekends we go 40km out of town to their villa in a country setting. i havent been there yet so i wiull have to fill you in later on what it is like.
 i have four family member. My host parents are Charles and Anne, and my siblings are Jean and Julie. jean in 15 and julie is 13. i will be going to school with Jean, but julie goes to a different school until she reaches year 10, when she will also go to jeans school. the school is only a 2 minute walk down the road, and at noon it is common for us to return to home to have lunch. i havent actually started school yet. i start on monday and i am really excited i haven't relly had a chance to meet any new people but that time will come!

today, i got up at 7 and the sun still hadn't risen. im actually shocked though, because i havent found the weasther to be shockingly cold. i think this is due to my geographical location. it has been sunny everyday, but today was a bit windy. i started my day with some freshly squeezed orange juice made by Anne, and when everyone had left and gone to work/school, i had the house to myself. i did a bit of skyping with my auntie and then got ready for another walk through town. at 11:30 i put of some layers and my sunnies and headed off. i instantly ran into my brother Jean and we decided to go hunting for a killer pain de chocolat or similarly, a chocolate croissant. he took me to the "best bakery in town", but they had completely sold out.... so i got a regular croissant - and it was amazing! it cost 1 euro. tomorrow i am gonig to get up early and make sure i get there in time for a fresh pain de chocolat!

when we got home Jean cooked lunch for Julie and myself. he fried up some crepes filled with cheese and ham. yum! then we had cheese with bread. after an hour or so of hanging out, they both returened to school and i went shopping with Anne for some groovy outfits that i could wear to school. i dont have to wear a uniform to school and although that is great it is also a little scary...

anyway, a bientot, dinner is on le table xx