So today was a pretty eventful day.. I finished school at 12h so I went to meet friends in the city, but got lost in old Lille. I was lost for about and hour, and my phone wasn't working so I couldn't call anyone and ask them for help. I went to the phone shop so they could fix my phone but I didn't know how to say what was wrong in French, and the lady didn't speak a word of English either. So I found a McDonalds and messaged a friends using the free wifi, then I found out they were at the train station. We went to a cake shop and I was eating the best cake, until my tooth broke off into the cake. I don't know how it happened because the cake was real soft.. It was a fake tooth so it was probably just weak. I then came home (fell down the stairs) and tried to organise a dentist appointment with my family. I will hopefully be getting it fixed on Saturday morning.
Anyway, everything else is going really well. I have made heaps of friends and have been very busy, I start school at 7 55 every morning but Friday, then I go swimming one or two times a week after school. At lunch/after school I go into Lille with friends to walk around, shop or drink coffee.
My host family is really good! I am lucky to have them, the mum is the best cook ever (in France lunch is a cooked meal). Everyone is really nice and they keep me busy. They are taking me to Paris Disneyland in 2 weeks, then in 3 weeks I go to Barcelona, Spain with Rotary for another week, then when I come home my host family is taking me snowboarding in the Alps for a week! I have also planned to go to London in April for 4 nights which will be good!
I am still finding the language pretty hard, I am learning a bit but am struggling with pronunciation and trying to understand what people are saying. Usually I just nod or say oui (yes), but the other day I did that and someone said "that was a question". Anyway I better go, I have to get up early for school tomorrow, but I will post about my upcoming trips soon!
Getting lost with a lame phone is a pain in the neck. I should know, I've experienced that before. Anyway, sudden tooth break is not that painful. Good thing no one has swallowed your tooth, LOL.
ReplyDeleteWilliams Schermer
@Williams: Ya, I was lost in Paris' Autumn festival when I was a teen. I broke my phone then (It fell to the ground). I got nuthin to do but ask help from the guards.
ReplyDeleteThat's one heck of a trip, Jarryd. My girlfriend and I are planning to go to Disneyland on their 20th Anniversary, around April 1st to 30th September 2012. I can't wait to see their new rides and attractions, including RC Racer and Disney Dreams.
Eddie Storms