Hugs and Kisses, Tears and Laughter

Today was the end of the family stays and the beginning of the last leg of our journey. I was proud to hear the reports of how well our students did during the family stay. Every family that I spoke with told me about how well things worked, how much each student used French, how much fun they had. These families all spoke of future rendez-vous, either in Europe of in the States. When it was time to leave, as M. Saunoi and I had predicted, there was a lot of crying. It was evident to me that our students had put in the effort we had requested, had worked hard and were enjoying the benefits of their hard work. The vast majority of the students agreed that this had been the best part of the trip. Fantastic. Many agreed that the family stay could have been longer. It was awesome. I am very proud of each and every one of them.

M. Swanson