Bonjour Sunny!

I cannot wait to have you here in France. I miss America and you. A bientôt! Bonne journee!

Bissu,

Malaury

March 27, 2015

I got a letter today from my French friend Malaury. She came to visit me last fall and tomorrow I leave to see her in France. I am so excited!

03/28/2015

We left Seattle early this morning and started our long journey to Poitiers, France. I have never left the country before. Our first stop is for a layover in Iceland.

March 28, 2017

After we took off from Iceland our pilot told us to look out the windows because you could see the Northern Lights. I had always wanted to see the Northern Lights and I got to on our flight to Paris.

March 29, 2015

Once I stepped off the train that took us from Paris to Poitiers, I was greeted with hugs and a large sign that welcomed me saying "Bienvenue Sunny!"

March 30, 2015

The next day after arriving at Malaury's house, we went on a field trip with her class to Château de Chenonceaux. It was beautiful, we learned about Henry II and how he gifted the castle to his mistress Diane de Poitiers who added all the gardens.

April 6, 2015

Over Easter weekend Malaury's family surprised me with a trip to their beach house in La Tranche sur-mer. They took me surfing in the Atlantic Ocean! It was an amazing experience I will never forget.

April 7, 2015

Today we got to walk around the streets of downtown Poitiers. I ordered a croque-monsieur from a boulangerie in French!

April 8, 2015

Saying goodbye to all the friends I made while in Poitiers was so hard. I will never forget looking out the bus windows and seeing their smiling faces and waving hands as we left for Paris.

April 8, 2015

Our first stop on our way to Paris was at Versailles. Originally a hunting lodge, then a palace for Louis XIV, and now it is a museum. The art was incredible but it was so crowded! Tomorrow we are going to the Louvre.