Week Two:
After I managed to get my luggage off the train (two giant suitcases- it's harder than you'd think!) I stepped off the platform and took a deep breath. Here we go.
I was immediately greeted my one of my host sisters who ran up to meet me. What happened next I don't exactly remember, but I do know that I was incessantly smiling for the next several hours.
My host mom and twin host sisters drove me home and gave me a brief tour of the absolutely beautiful town that I now live in. Vannes has charming cobblestone sidewalks, gorgeous old buildings, and an old castle!
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| Beautiful Vannes! |
Now, little did I know at the time, I would soon become addicted to the delicious bread and cheese cominabtion found so often in France. Honestly, if someone told me that I couldn't eat anything else for the rest of my life I probably wouldn't even be upset. It's just so good!
Then, after some talking and TV, we all went off to bed and I officially spent my first night in Vannes.
The next morning we woke up, ate breakfast, and went off to explore downtown. Vannes has a lovely downtown shopping area with a harbor and many different stores. We met up with a couple of my host sisters friends at a park near the castle (I know, right!) and had a fabulous time!
That night, I met my host dad who is, like the rest of my host family, incredibly nice.
We had almost a week before school started so over the next couple days we:
- Took their boat out on the water and they gave me a tour- it was simply amazing!
- Went swimming in their pool
- Went shopping in Rennes, a city about 1 1/2 hours away
- Went to a Chinese restaurant (well a wannabe Chinese restaurant- they also had sushi, pad thai, potato pancakes, and chicken nuggets)
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| View from the boat tour |
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| The harbor |
Overall it was an awesome first week in Vannes! I went to sleep Tuesday night with my hair straightened and outfit for Wednesday all picked out, ready to embark on my next challenge, the high school.
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