I have finally arrived in France, and dang, I am tired. I really don’t know where to start because even as I write this, I am really tired. I ended up meeting 4 other students that are in my program at the airport randomly, which made the 20ish hours of no sleep somewhat more manageable. We arrived in Marseille after missing our flight in Paris because one flight from JFK Airport in New York took about an hour to take off. Regardless, we got a heart warming welcome by the program’s directors and eventually, our host families.
One thing I noticed right away was how small every car was here and how beautiful the women were along with how EVERYONE seems to smoke here. Yes…..I said it! There will be more on that in another blog. When everyone around me was speaking French, along with my host mother and dad not knowing any English, I realized I no longer was in the US. I was so tired though, I didn’t really care because I just wanted a bed to lie on. After our hour dinner around 7, I passed out on the bed at 8:30, and this is the earliest I have fallen asleep since 6th grade.
So far, the parties have been legit. I won’t lie, this is a very youthful town with all the colleges, but it also has so much art; Mainly by Cezzane’s influence which will also be in more future posts. I’m having fun with all the people I am meeting so far, and I really didn’t know what to talk about yet because there are so many. I just wanted to let everyone know I got here safely, and with what I see so far, I can see myself living here for a long time.
One thing I noticed right away was how small every car was here and how beautiful the women were along with how EVERYONE seems to smoke here. Yes…..I said it! There will be more on that in another blog. When everyone around me was speaking French, along with my host mother and dad not knowing any English, I realized I no longer was in the US. I was so tired though, I didn’t really care because I just wanted a bed to lie on. After our hour dinner around 7, I passed out on the bed at 8:30, and this is the earliest I have fallen asleep since 6th grade.
So far, the parties have been legit. I won’t lie, this is a very youthful town with all the colleges, but it also has so much art; Mainly by Cezzane’s influence which will also be in more future posts. I’m having fun with all the people I am meeting so far, and I really didn’t know what to talk about yet because there are so many. I just wanted to let everyone know I got here safely, and with what I see so far, I can see myself living here for a long time.