Hey there!

It’s been a pleasant and sunny day in the city of Aix en Provence. There temperature is still somewhere below Zero, but when the sun it out, it’s not too bad. After a rather unfulfilling night’s sleep, i had another day of fatigue at school, but I had a really good day any way. I met another girl in year eleven called ‘Emma’ during a break. We were in the cafeteria and i went to stand next to jean as all the seats were taken, and Emma turned and looked up at me with quite a scary look that read: “who are you and what do you think you’re doing”? She looked around the table for answers and Jean explained the reason behind my existence and after that, she was really enthusiastic and friendly! Ahh its true, being an exchange student gives you brownie points and a certain unknown respect.

 Speaking of exchange students, my host mother Anne is a member of a rotary club in Aix and she kindly provided me with a list of all my fellow exchange students based in rotary district 1760. There were 8 on the list, all of which came from America, except for a girl from Canada and a girl from Japan. So last night I sent out a group email introducing myself and my location etc, hoping that someone would like to catch up! 2 emails unfortunately bounced back, but i got a reply from an American girl by the name of Samantha (Sam) who lives about 30 mins drive from Aix, and she is also keen for a catch-up. She has been in France since august, so I am looking forward to talking to someone who has been through what i am going through.

I have altered my school time table to replace English with a second French class, which means today i had 2 French classes. Oh, and a couple of girls have been helping me with my French :) I think even though it’s a bit hard at the moment, everything is going to be ok, and the language will get easier!

See you next time xx

Danika