Sidone de Kermel, Cathy Marcellin and Mathieu Mondet on the Comenius week in France

Family life: There was a friendly atmosphere at home, everybody tried to speak English with my partner and to follow the conversation. First, she was not really talkative but after two days, we laughed a lot together and at home so then she was more at ease. My mother prepared typical Savoyard dishes for every dinner to help her discover the Savoy culture. We shared knowledge and traditions about our two different cultures. It was great to discover the German culture, her family, her city, her friends; everything is really different than in France. She showed me a lot of pictures. When we went to Chambéry, I showed her my favorite shops and places where I like to go with friends. She was really open-minded and I loved showing her my life here. Official program and activities out Tuesday 27 November: Just the time to finish school, we went to the train station. Then we brought our partner back home and we spent the first night together. Wednesday 28 November: Presentation time: a little speech by the headmaster, music, dance, singers, speeches again... Everything was perfect for the best welcome to our high school. After some croissants, we went back to work to discover the high schools and the countries of our guests. We had lunch together in the school canteen. Then we all took the bus to go to the city center. Everybody was singing, screaming and having fun. I think that the other people on the bus hated us! During the afternoon, we did a treasure hunt to help the exchange students discover the city. It was really cold but we had a good time. At the end of the afternoon, we did a laser game; it's a really good way to learn more about each other! We had a lot of fun! Thursday 29 November: Here we go for the day devoted to economics: situations in the 5 countries, debate, and finally, we voted a law: « quotas of young people in all companies ». Really instructive and interesting. To finish the day, we did something funnier: we went to the ice rink! It was really fun to teach the other students how to skate and dance together on the ice ! Friday 30 November: Geneva here we come ! For the whole day, we were in the cold streets of Geneva. After an instructive morning at the International Labor Organization, we ate rapidly in the old town of this beautiful city that we visited in the afternoon. Saturday 1 December: After a morning in the snow, skiing at le Revard, we went back really tired to Chambéry ! But we found the motivation to go to the city in the afternoon to eat a hot chocolate and to visit the Christmas market. The evening, we ate together at a friend's home. Sunday 2 December: It's time to say goodbye! The exchange students left us with a lot of good memories! Feelings We loved this project, we met a lot of people, we shared a lot of things together and we spent good times. I liked this experience because it's a good way to speak English and to meet people from other countries. The class of 1ES2 is closer now. We created links that we really want to keep with the exchange students!