Tag: France
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Another Birthday Abroad!
Read more: Another Birthday Abroad!Happy birthday to me! I’ve had the opportunity to celebrate my past birthdays in different countries all over the world, including Ireland, Peru, and Costa Rica. This year I had the incredible experience of celebrating my 16th birthday in France while on an exchange. My special day started with birthday wishes from my family…
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Don’t You Want To Sail Away…
Read more: Don’t You Want To Sail Away…Our first week of our French exchange was so much fun! From Monday to Friday, Mikhaila, Zoe, Juline, Clelia, and I were in a rowing and sailing summer camp in Annecy Lake, right up the street from Jacques and Virginie’s house. In the morning we learned how to row, and in the afternoon we sailed catamarans. It…
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All About Annecy!
Read more: All About Annecy!After spending seven hours in an airplane, it was a relief to land and meet up with the Lenoble family. Although we were a bit nervous about travelling without our parents and pretty jetlagged, we were excited to start our French adventure! The family lives in a town called Annecy, Haute Savoie which is in the…
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Let the Independent Adventure Begin!
Read more: Let the Independent Adventure Begin!It was only two short years ago when we first met the LeNoble family from Annecy, France. Virginie, Jacques, Zoe and Juline were spending three weeks in Beijing, China. We just happened to stay at the same awesome hutong. Our families both had two daughters and we decided it would be great to go out into the…
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Vimy Ridge… 100 Years Later
Read more: Vimy Ridge… 100 Years Later“It was Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific on parade. I thought then… that in those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation.” This is the famous quote by Brigadier-General Alexander Ross talking about Canada’s role in the Battle of Vimy Ridge during World War One. This battle was the first major victory…