End of the Road

It's July now, and I've been home for almost 2 entire months! It's been non stop ever since. Which is why it's taken me so long to finish my blog! I volunteered at my high school in my old french teacher's classroom which I loved, and now I'm back in Hamilton working at McMaster's Mini University (a science/drama based kids camp) which is AMAZING. I'm absolutely loving it!

BUT to finish off my blog about my year in France, I have to write about my last month there. And boy did I do A LOT.

Starting after my parents arrived, and then left again to go to Italy, I wrote two exams. Géographie Régionale, and Littérature du 19e siècle. (19th century lit!). I spent the other times packing, hanging out at the park, and had one final hang out with ALL of my friends. We had to have it almost 3 weeks before people started leaving, because we were all going on trips of our own.

We had a great time hanging out, Dan made us Enchalada's (which were SOOOO delicious) we played games, and FINALLY got our group picture. It was a little bittersweet knowing that this would be the last time we may ALL be together. Here is the best picture of our group :)



Hannah from North Carolina
Pasan from Sri Lanka/Dubai/North Carolina
Omar from Mexico
Virginia and I
Dan from New Mexico/Montreal
Lachlan from Australia
Giacomo from Como, Italy
Babette from Holland/France

After that, my parents came back to hang out in Lyon with me, and Virginia and Dan went to Corsica (a small island just of the southern coast of France).

With my parents, I took them to Perouges (where I went when Stacie and Amanda were here), and also to Geneva. We had a rental car which was AMAZING :). Unfortunately it rained almost the entire day, but was nice to see those places again... and of course we got Swiss Chocolate!



I also got to explore part of the french countryside I never would have seen without a car, and my dad the tour guide! We explored the lower end of the Massif Centrale as well as the Ardèche Gorges which were absolutely breathtaking. We also got to visit some medieval cities, although not quite like Perouges.




It was fun taking my parents around Lyon, showing them everywhere I've been for the past year, and showing them things that I've been doing. Unfortunately they also had to put up with me having to finish up exams, and some truly horrible weather. But we had a fantastic time, and they`re awesome trip to Switzerland and Italy more than made up for the bad weather in Lyon




Not as sad to see them go, because I'd be seeing them in only 2 more short weeks, and also because dropping them off at the airport I would be bringing Adrian back!