Six months later...

 Bonjour.

 I can't believe it. It's been six months since we set off to the South of France, on the trip that in many ways changed my life. It confirmed so many things for me - that I want to study langauges at university, and then live and work in France and speak this beautiful langauge every day.

 That's my dream. That and becoming a writer.

 Maybe I'll write a book about Montpellier.

 Anyway, thank you so much for reading this blog. I may add more to it if anything relevant comes up. Otherwise, this may be goodbye from me.

 So, if anyone from the trip is reading this, I just want to say...

 Merci. Pour tout.

 Liz x

The Montpellier film!

 Hi!

 Here is the film I have made of our amazing trip to the South of France.

 (Click on it again to get a bigger screen view on YouTube.)

 I hope you enjoy it!

 Liz x

Day 3 - Arles and Saintes Maries de la Mer

 Bonjour!

 Today we went on an excursion to Arles and Saintes Maries de la Mer, in Camargue.

 We went on a coach with another group of students who were on a trip. We also had Jeremy, our very helpful guide, who told us about the salt marshes of Camargue, and told us to look out for the three animals that Camargue is famous for- the flamingoes, the bulls and the white horses. I certainly saw the horses and the bulls out of the coach windows, and I think I saw a flamingo! But I'm not completely sure.

 We reached Arles, and looked around some of the Roman architecture there:

 As well as the magnificent cathedral:

 We also visited some of the places that Vincent van Gogh lived in or painted. Then we went and ate and practised our French in a cafe in Arles:

 Next we went to Saintes Maries de la Mer, where we had a great time on the beach:

 And explored the town.

 There was a very beautiful church there, and I found the town very quaint and pretty.

 We sang some more French (and English!) songs on the coach on the way back to Montpellier:

 All in all, it was an enjoyable day, and we visited a lot of interesting places.

 Merci de lire,

 Liz x 

The trip of a lifetime

 Bonjour!

 Liz here, and I'm sorry it's been a while since the blog was last updated, but I have had trouble getting on a computer for long enough. There is so much to do here there isn't that much time for blogging! It has really been an action-packed trip.

 I really love France. Carcassonne was truly beautiful and Montpellier is amazing. On Friday we flew to Carcassonne and stayed the night in a really fantastic hotel there. J'adore Carcassonne! We had a wonderful meal at a lovely restaurant there.

 On Saturday we explored the walled city of Carcassonne; it is truly amazing. We then met the French families we would be staying with for the rest of the trip. The French lady I am staying with is wonderful, really kind and an excellent cook. There are three of us staying with her; me, Niamh and Sam. We are very lucky because we are very near to the centre of Montpellier.

 On Sunday we visited the Roman city of Arles, and then the town of Saintes Maries de la Mer. Unfortunately the weather wasn't great, but I found that the places were generally nice. There was a very beautiful church in Saintes Maries de la Mer. We sang a lot of French songs on the coach!

 Yesterday we had our first lessons in the language school, and I found mine challenging but enjoyable. We also did a treasure hunt in Montpellier which was really exciting. We then went to watch a film, Les Femmes du 6ème étage. It was really good, and it was a really amazing experience watching a French film in France. After that we all went out to an Australian bar, which was a new experience for me, but seemed to go down well with everyone!

 Today after lessons we went to an aquarium: it was great; they had a huge variety of fish, sharks and some very cute penguins!

 I am really enjoying France, and want to stay here forever! I definitely want to live here some day; maybe study in France.

 Au revoir pour le moment.

 Merci de lire

 Liz x