Coucou,

Sorry for the delays…I have been soooo busy this month! It is obviously my last month here in France, so I have been trying to soak up EVERY minute that I can. In the past few weeks I have finished school, gone to Bordeaux, had a friend come stay with me, and truly learned how lucky I am to have had this experience.

On June 13th I had my last day of school, and it was both super happy and fun as well as horribly depressing. I had to say goodbye to all my friends, knowing that I would probably never see some of them ever again. But we only had two hours of class, and we fooled around and had a "pique-nique" and took a million pictures! I ended up crying after the final bell rang, and all my friends promised me that we will continue to talk and someday when I come back we will all get together and catch up.

The week after that, I went to a play with some of my friends from class and then continued to see some of my closer friends throughout the week. And then last Friday my friend Malia came to visit me for a few days. We went to a dinner party with some of my friends and visited Montpellier and Nimes. After that, I went back with her to her small town of Leogeat, outside of Bordeaux. We visited Bordeaux, went kayaking, and then visited many other small towns close to where she lived. I was supposed to come home Wednesday night, but I missed my train and ended up staying another night. On the plus side, after the past two days of trains, I would say that I have officially mastered the art of train travel!

I have 5 more days with my host family and each day gets harder and harder. For the past 3 nights, I have not been able to sleep for more than a few hours because I am so nervous and sad to leave. After six months with this family, I have become apart of it! I have 2 French sisters and a French mom and a French dad. Coming into this program, I knew I would be close with my family, but I never imagined this. I really do love them.

I don't know what I will be up to for my last five days, other than going to Emma's birthday party tomorrow at the beach. On my last full day, Monday, I am going to give my family their gifts and make them an American breakfast of eggs and pancakes! I don't like to think about the end of this journey, but I can't help but to know that it is close.

My friend Mika and I are going to Paris for the last few days of our time in France and then I am off to America!!

See you in 10 days!