They're not all that bad...

Hey to the reader,

Some of you may know that I've been on holiday in France these past couple of days. I was staying with my french exchange family who I met last october. Despite what misconceptions some of you (you know who you are) may have about the French, they are wrong. They are a nice, welcoming people-or at least, the family that I know are.

I stayed in Versailles, a beautiful little suburb of Paris, with the main city of Paris itself only a 20 minute journey away. There are plenty of oppurtunitites for brilliant sightseeing, with the Palace of Versailles not too far away, Hamau de la Reine (a nice little area of country) and of course, Paris right on your doorstep. We visited Monet's Garden, Hamau de la Reine, and Paris twice (once by day, the other by night). I enjoyed all of it thoroughly, and was totally comfortable with all the french speaking, as I seem to have improved vastly since last year.

Ironically, I recieved my French GCSE results whilst in France (if you don't know, I was in a fast track set and took the exam two years early). I got an A, which I'm extremely pleased with, it means that I'll probably get a nice reward for all my hard work too. I heard that noone got below a B, so well done to everyone!

Another great thing about France was the food. Absolutely delicious. I didn't refuse a single thing that was put in front of me. If the French know one thing, it's like the Italians, they know how to cook. Aruguably I didn't have any frog's legs or snails, but I have no desire to try those anyways.
Both our families got on extremely well together, and it turned out to be a better holiday than we all hoped it to be.

I guess we'll probably meet up in the future. However, for now, a big shout out to the Espitau family in Versailles, their hospitality is first class!

Love to all you guys,
JoeMI6

P.S Thanks to Steff for all her kind words and help recently.