Nancy D - Family Stay
Blog- Family Stay – Nancy D.
The most shcoking thing about the family stay was how small the language barrier was.
Between my French, Cécile’s small amount of English, and some acting, we all understood one another. One of the most different things was the meal schedule – late large lunch and late small dinner. The food was mostly good except for a tomatoy/fishy muffin thing. I loved getting to know my girl and her friends and family. As the stay progressed it became very easy to speak and understand French. I learned more about the culture too. At the Fête de la Musique, I asked one of Cécile’s friends if this boy next to Cécile was her boyfriend, and the friend burst out laughing. It turns out the boy was her cousin. The hardest thing was becoming comfortable with a family of strangers.