Family!

Bonjour!

I have been in contact with my first host family! They seem so nice and sweet and perfect. My host parents both teach at the high school I'm going to. My host dad teaches French and my host mom teaches Spanish. It's safe to say that I'll be getting some grammar lessons at the dinner table :). They have three kids. The youngest is a six year old girl, the middle child is a fifteen year old girl, and the oldest is an 18 year old man(?). The fifteen year old is going on an exchange to Canada when I'm at her home, but I will get to meet her because she leaves four days after I arrive. YAY. 

I finished my visa application yesterday and sent it off to the travel agent. I have to go down to the consulate in San Francisco for the walk in appointment on July 22. The day before I'm going up to Seattle to spend the night with the travel agent and two other girls going to France. Then we wake up at 3:00 in the morning to catch our 6:30 flight. Gross. Oh well. Once I have the visa the travel agent will give me my flight information! I already know my arrival date, but it has changed since the last time I told you. My host family requested me a day early! I arrive in France a day before everyone else does. Initially, I felt guilty for having one more day than everyone else....that was short lived to say the least. So I arrive on August 22. I won't fly with any Rotary students (the ones going to France that is), but that's alright. Besides, I don't need anyone else to have to deal with my somewhat psychopathic maneuvering around airports. Travelling alone probably would have been the best option anyway...I'm weird like that. 

I hope to start a vlog soon. I'll be posting it on YouTube. I'll also let you know about my life on here, but the vlogs may be more recent. :)

ONLY. 43. DAYS. 

Au revoir!


Amelia

PS: The countdown on the blog is no longer counting down to the day I leave; it is counting down to the day I arrive!