Today was our last day of school! It started off with an exam.. the same one we took almost six weeks ago when we arrived here! It was so much easier this time, and I actually understood every question and could understand the speakers in the listening portion! Before I took it, I was afraid that I had not made that much progress, but I think I have come quite a ways with the French; however, I must say I wish I were further along and could use more of the verb tenses fluently! Oh well.. I will be able to work on them next year in my French class! After the exam, we played a French version of the game "Mafia" and then ate lunch for the last time in the cafeteria at the Igloo (where we go to school). It was a bit bittersweet, because I have spent so much time there in the last few weeks! We then practiced for the little "spectacle" that we are putting on for the families Friday evening! I am a patron in the scene and only appear at the beginning and the end, but I have quite a few lines... needless to say it took a lot of practice to get them all done pat!
I am very blessed to have been able to celebrate Armelle's mother's 81st birthday here on Monday evening! We ate mussles and fries (traditional Breton faire) and sang "Bon Anniversaire" for her before eating a delicious chocolate cake with carmels that oozed out the middle!! Oh it was delicious! Yesterday, we started our preparation for our final excersion to Paris! We talked about safety, the groups we would be in and the things we would see! I can't believe the time has come for us to prepare for it! We will be staying at a hostle, and I have 7 other girls in my room! I am actually very excited for it! And then after school, I went to my last aerobics class (and I am very sore today). We took a picture with the instructor before the workout because we figured after may not be such a good idea!
Tonight, the girls and Laurent and I are going to a soccer match here in town! I am very excited, for it should be interesting! Tomorrow is Bastille Day (like the Fourth of July). I have no idea what we are doing for it, but I know it will include fireworks tommorow evening! And then on Friday, we have the performance thing!
I can't believe I have been here for five and a half weeks! This has been one wild journey I must say! It has been the most difficult thing I have ever done (hahah in my 18 years). However, I would not have chosen it any other way! Yes, I worry a lot, yes I miss my family like crazy, but at the same time, I have learned more about myself in the last couple weeks than I could in a couple of years. But, most importantly I have grown closer to God everyday that I am here! When I asked my mom if she had any suggestions for my struggles, she said that I needed to remember that God is the one whom I should love above all other things.. including them! This is something very easy to do when you see your parents everyday. But, the idea that I need to love God more than I love my parents is very difficult for me, especially since I think about them all the time and CANNNOT wait to see them! I am still working on this concept, and I think I probably will be for a long time! However, I pray that God helps me to realize this and continues to help me grow in his love! Everyday is like a roller coaster for me, I never know how I am going to feel at any given point! However, I always know I have someone to lean on when it gets rough, and someone to praise when I see His love at work! Beginning today, my prayer is for safe travels for my family! Tomorrow, Adri leaves for Florida with the Peter's family for Kurt's wedding, Friday, my parents leave for London and then Paris, Annie and Aaryn will be traveling with Grandma Sandy and Grandpa Jim, and Monday I leave for Paris! It is crazy to think how we will be all over in the next two weeks, and I look forward to Adri's birthday at the end of the month where we will all be together again! Thank you so much for the prayers, I feel God's grace within me, even when it is tough! Know you are in my prayers, and will continue to be! I am grateful for each and every one of you!
Love,
Alix :)
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