Today is my second full day in my host family and I'm beginning to settle in much more and also understand them much better which is a huge relief. I guess now would also be a good time to introduce you to my host family. I have a host mother whose name is Christine, and she is so nice and has been helping correct my little mistakes when I speak and also summarizing the conversation when I don't understand. There is also a dad, Thibault, who I have only met briefly because he went on a ski vacation this weekend in Switzerland. There are also two 13 yr old twins, Marie Caroline and Philippine. They are very nice too and we have been talking a lot about the differences between America and France especially with schools. They have 7 classes a day and they go to school for 7-8 hours a day not including lunch. They also thought it was quite funny that in America we just eat sandwiches or salads for lunch because they normally have a hot meal.
I also watched a rugby match with Marie Caroline and I was completely confused but it is kind of like a cross between American football and soccer. Also Marie Caroline told me that rugby was WAY better than American football and that American football was pointless...actually according to the twins a lot of the things Americans do are silly or pointless...hahahaha!
So tomorrow starts our planned activities, and we begin bright and early at 9am with a placement exam and then we are going to all reunite at the Centre Condorcet (the apartment of our program Director Nathalie) and then we are going to a lecture later in the day about Dijon. I'm excited to have a schedule finally and have things to do because while this weekend was fun, it was a bit overwhelming to be constantly surrounded by a family you just met, and I think during the week it will be a bit easier.
I'm a bit nervous about the placement exam but I feel so much better now because my host mom helped me study after lunch and she is also going to help me after dinner, so I think I should be very prepared, and at this point I just can't wait till it's over.
I also explored Dijon a little bit with my friend Justine, but there wasn't really a lot to explore cause it was Sunday and so everything was closed - another difference between France and America. But we walked around and the city is so pretty. I will post pictures soon of my room and Dijon!
That's it for now as I'm off to dinner for some more conversing in French!
A Bientot! (A French expression that is similar to see you later)
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