Woah!!!!! Ok so I moved… didn’t actually say goodbye to my pervious host family because they weren’t home, only my host dad. Anyways I arrived at my new house

26 rue Chateaugontier (ok so the spelling may be wrong) Angers. Practically and truly the distance of my backyard in Australia from my 2^nd house to my 3^rd. I’m still really close to school, well if ya think about it I moved to the other side of the school hehe

 

So I must say a little nervous to be moving only because I now live with a family that only speak FRENCH, now clare actually has to use her head when she speaks the most simple phrase but I’m loving it, In two days I have learnt more French than in 3 months or however long I have been here, I seriously dunno.

 

So now I am speaking French a lot of it, but I guess you expect that in  FRANCE but a lot of people (ok everyone) knows English the quality varies but still how many people in Aus know French?

 

Ok so my new host family- The Nourry’s

My host mum Anita

My host dad Joel

My host sister Maria (doesn’t live at home)

My host niece Tia (gurguz)

My host sister Celine (older)

My host sister Laura (in mexico on exchange like me)

My younger host brother Germain

And my younger host twins Lucienne and Julien (not actually related but cared for by the Nourry’s)

 

My new family is very laid back, I’m allowed to eat with my fingers YAY!!!! And say tu instead of vous.  For those of you who don’t know haha (getting on the high horse here mum) Tu is informal for you and vous is formal for you, gotta be careful who you say it to.

 

And we have discussed some very easy laid back subjects such as farting, while at the kitchen table haha sound familiar to anyone?? And we are discussing this all in FRENCH haha so funny also we have discussed swear words, the quality of wine, me being allowed to cook when ever and all these casual things I love it.

 

This family I think I’ll describe them as dysfunctional (although that’s not the case) but they do remind me of home a fair bit, which is good I feel welcomed and we have had our moments of miscommunication and Clare nodding saying oui oui  ( when really I’m thinking…. Ahhhhh….. yep ya lost me on the first word) hehe bad I know but I will improve! Believe me.

 

My house is really cool today I measured and I live exactly 7 metres from the 1^st PUB! Jealous much haha I know ya are DAD!  I have my own room with guess what…. Wait for it… you know as a kid all I wanted was a horse how kiddy do you think I feel with horses on my bed room wall =) I love it hehe and its yellow to so cool, My house has lots of rooms, and high ceilings with wood showing (ok so I’m describing it dodgy but come on its awesome). And its just cool we don’t have keys but a number code for the door, good thing I haven’t forgotten it just yet. Hehe but theres a whole 3 months for that!!

Alright I must mention this…. She’s gonna kill me but meh what are best friends for..

Everyone please congratulate JESSIE DUFF on here solo in the school production, I wish I was going… remember  Jess I’m ya biggest fan hehe

 

Some funny things that have happened to me.. Anita found a dove and now its our pet, she coucous to it haha actually everyone does it makes me laugh, I haven’t laughed like that in ages because not all the French are very funny… well at all. Christohpe, I am not including you, your and awesome mate .

 

Major blow to my happiness…. Who would have ever thought I’d have to go to school on a SATURDAY well I do.. tomoro YAY not because I have to walk to sport at 7.30am fun! Na its ok now that is isn’t -15 degrees hehe. I finish at 1 am so that’s ok by me.

 

Also…I’ve been thinking.. I could write a a pretty good book as long as some one else checked the spelling because I can never be bothered or I am to excited to haha aka clare is a lazy aussie!

 

I must say being in France make you think quite a lot, about everything, it puts your life into a completely different perspective, you understand so many more things, and that something’s you thought were worth worrying about were nothing, or you appreciate exactly what you have… and also how lucky I am as a person..

 

Not a day goes by where I don’t learn a least 3 new things,

Push myself out of my normal comfort zone (in a good way)

That I don’t accomplish a new goal

That I don’t value my opportunity that I have right in front of me

Seriously how many 15 year olds (now 16) leave home, their family, language, school, friends, comfort zones, pets, food, clothes, country and absolutely everything you have ever known to live with strangers, a new language, everything is unknown and needed to be learnt.

 

 And WOW is it amazing!! Words cant describe it.. I could go on forever with the list of things I have leant and experienced but I wont because I know one thing… I will never forget them and I will strive in my future! (so nerdy but meh deal with it)

 

 

Just thought I’d let ya know that…

 

Oh another thing.. I am sorry if my spelling is bad haha I know it usually is but that’s because I am to excited to re-read or I’m using the French key bored and cant spell hehe

 

Alright so I’ve been thinking school on a Saturday isn’t to bad because everyone else has to be there, oh I told you about the bird right.. well I also have a dog called Sofia and a cat but I dunno its name..

 

This afternoon I am making rum balls.. they are so so so GOOD!!!

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But I ate…. RABBIT!

 

Yes so true… and I know it sounds maybe odd and all but seriously it was good

Bit like chicken hehe Also figuring out where the bones are was hard.

 

So it made me think what else I have eaten in France that’s odd..

Theres-

Escargot- Snails

Boudin- pigs blood cooked (ewww….!!!!) believe me I didn’t know, nice trick there

Rabbit- Like chicken

Eel- ah average

Pate- looks like Magpies cat food.. but can be alright

Endives- EWWW! Lettuce stuff that’s underground

For Gras- Duck liver… (tastes like hotdog)

Sheep Cheese- I like it

Goats milk- EWW bad experience there

Goat cheese- good but smells like real goat

 

And so far I think that’s all

Oh Joel believes that all of a pig can be used, great!

 

Also since coming to France I now eat

Mushrooms, tomatoes, beetroot, leak, capsicum, radishes and other stuff but I forget the name.. oh and whole grain bread, This is all coming from a kid who didn’t eat sausages and preferred white bread instead.

 

Also OMG the sun is shinny I love it!!!! So nice so I’ve been lounging in it all day.. well since I finished school. I’m going shopping with Callie this arvo to get her something cute for when here rents come from the states. It will be good..

 

Mum I will send the package this Monday ok! Because I will fill it today.

 

 

Ok so Callie and I went shopping we got her this beautiful dress for when her ents come next week.

 

I made awesome rumballs everyone loves them hehe

 

You know I really really don’t like shopping its just something to do, also its so funny when callie and I shop together because we speak englsh and everyone looks like OMG haha its awesome

 

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love ya long time that’s all for now

xxo

 

(SMILE)