La France 2006 http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/ Mme Johnson, Mme Shrum, M. Saunoi et M. Swanson donated their time to lead a trip to France in June, 2006. Here are some of the highlights. en Copyright 2007 Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:25:48 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Internet access - oh boy! Obviously, we did not have access to the internet after the firs few days. In spite of this, we continued to collect blog entries from many of the students and I will post those over the next few days. I hope you enjoy.

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/07/internet_access_oh_boy.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/07/internet_access_oh_boy.html General information for families Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:25:48 -0600 Family stays Family Stay

Each student was asked to write about their experience during the family stay. We suggested that they include each of the following:

1 – something that was really fun
2 – something that was surprising or shocking
3 – something that was difficult
4 – something that was different

Here are the responses that we received:

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/family_stays.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/family_stays.html Family Stays Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:58:11 -0600 Julia W - Family Stay I was always very surprised when everyone would give me a kiss on the cheek. When I had never even seen them before. It was so natural to them though.

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/julia_w_family_stay_1.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/julia_w_family_stay_1.html Julia W Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:54:25 -0600 Kiley K - Family Stay Living with a French family was a completely new experience for me. I was shocked to realize how similar their families were to ours, though there were also very distinct differences.

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/kiley_k_family_stay.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/kiley_k_family_stay.html Kiley K Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:53:37 -0600 Beth L - Family Stay The family stay has been the best part of my trip to France so far.

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/beth_l_family_stay.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/beth_l_family_stay.html Beth L Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:52:45 -0600 Nina J - Family Stay June 27, 2006 – Tuesday

Dear Readers –
Today we woke up and left our families :( It was extremely difficult for some of us (Yes...I cried.).

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/nina_j_family_stay.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/nina_j_family_stay.html Nina J Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:50:56 -0600 Rachel T - Family Stay Blog – Family Stay – Rachel T.

The family stay was actually enjoyable despite my preconceived notions.

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/rachel_t_family_stay.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/rachel_t_family_stay.html Rachel T Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:49:42 -0600 Nancy D - Family Stay Blog- Family Stay – Nancy D.

The most shcoking thing about the family stay was how small the language barrier was.

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/nancy_d_family_stay.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/nancy_d_family_stay.html Nancy D Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:47:40 -0600 Hannah T - Family Stay Family Stay Blog Entry – Hannah T.

1) Somthing that shocked me during the family stay was ...

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/hannah_t_family_stay.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/hannah_t_family_stay.html Hannah T Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:46:05 -0600 Andrew Ch?? - Family Stay Blog – Andrew Ch:

The most surprising thing was how warm everyone was.

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Overall, my family stay was a great experience and I really learned a lot.

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At first the family stay was very akward and nerve racking, but gradually we both (the family and I) got used to each other and loosened up.

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/sofia_p_family_stay.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/sofia_p_family_stay.html Sofia P Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:42:30 -0600 Laruen S - Family Stay Shock – one thing that shocked me at the family stay was the community and informal feel of the extended family in the village.

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/laruen_s_family_stay.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/laruen_s_family_stay.html Lauren S Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:39:49 -0600 Matt M - Family Stay It was shocking that in order to go swimming you have to wear a speedo. It was different that the toilets and showers were in different rooms. It is difficult to understand what people are saying. It is fun to eat the different desserts.

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/matt_m.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/matt_m.html Matt M Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:38:19 -0600 Megan W - Family Stay Blog post de Megan W.

Hi Mom & Dad!

The family stay was better than I expected.

]]> http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/megan_w_family_stay.html http://blogs.moundsparkacademy.org/france2006/2006/06/megan_w_family_stay.html Megan W Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:37:17 -0600