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March 28, 2010
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The time
goes…fast…really fast….too fast. It’s what every single exchange
student is feeling right now. Yes, 8 months that I am here and I can
clearly remember the day I looked at the exchange programme and read
some speeches thinking that I was going to have a good time. And it’s
definitely what is happening. How to leave this? It’s like another
world, another life, another family, with other friends. It’s like
your own little world. I did and discovered so many things. I can’t
tell that I loose my time; this is for sure. Bike, hike, Movie
Theater, school, mall, friends …
This
month I went to see “Alice in Wonderland” at the movie theatre. It was
a good movie; A little weird but good^^. I’m so exciting to go see
“The last song”. I read the book here and it was awesome. Just one
week to read it. If you were telling me 8 months ago that I was going
to read a book in English in one week I will probably laugh at you.
Last week I went with the other exchange student of my District (6990:
the BEST) in an Elvis Presley show. It was pretty fun. It was actually
in Davie, not very far from where I live. It was really cool to see
all my friends again and I met this girl who is going in France next
year and had apparently a lot of questions. We talked, we danced and I
had the privilege to have a flower necklace from “Elvis” and a picture
with him. ^^ The next Sunday I went (but with my Rotary club this
time) in a theatre production. The actors were handicap people. They
couldn’t really talk, or move or remember the lines, it was they were
help by young students and the play came out pretty good. You take
some motivate people, you add a little bit of popular song and
everybody is happy!!! In addition the play was Cinderella, a classic
that everybody enjoyed.
Talking about theatre remind me that my play is coming soon. Yes I’m
in the school play; from Shakespeare; Much Ado about Nothing. It’s
going to be fabulous. I don’t need the first role to be exciting. We
gonna perform 4 nights and the best part is that my parents are coming
from France exactly at the time. So they gonna see me perform. This is
absolutely awesome. I can’t wait. My acting class is so far my best
class. We are acting, dancing, singing … in summarize moving and using
our imagination, everything that I love. In plus, I don’t have the
opportunity in France to play because my high school doesn’t have this
class it’s why I took it here. I think when you come you need to take
classes that you know you never can take in your own country.
Oh and this week I had the privilege to be the speaker in my rotary
club meeting. I did a presentation about France. I made a board with
prospectus and a slide show and everybody enjoyed it. It was really
fun.
Be an Exchange Student is amazing. Time goes so fast, you don’t want
to loose any minutes of your time, and trust me; you don’t.
Marie-Claire Dussourd
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March 2, 2010
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Hi everybody,
Ouah, the time pass so fast. 8 Months… I don’t want to go back. ^^. I
like my palm trees, my sun (even if this time, it’s not very warm), my
friends, my family …
This week end I went camping with my family and some friends of us. We
had so much fun. I don’t know where to start; the weather, the
raccoon, the smores? Yes, you can see it was a crazy week end. During
our first night some raccoon came and “hopefully” they came in my
tent. I woke up and saw this raccoon on my foot. “Good morning “^^.
The morning when everybody woke up, we discovered that they took our
Twizzlers, sausages, hamburgers and cookies… But everything is all
right they leave the nuts ^^. This same day it was warm but it started
raining and my tent had some problem. It was raining outside and…
outside of the tent?! So my sister sleeping bag and clothes were
pretty wet. But we went to the dryer and everything was ok. Oh and we
choose the coldest week end of February to do our trip^^. But really
we had fun together. We did a fire camp and we ate smores hum
crackers, chocolate and a warm marshmallow. After this you like the
life and forget everything. In addition with my (host) sister we love
going around and discovered new places. We went in the forest a lot of
little trail. We arrived at a river, a wonderful place to picnic and
other fabulous places. It’s what I like in camping. Even if you plan
everything it’s always different. The adventure, this is it; this is
what you like when you decide to became an exchange student.
At school I really have fun. Now I know a lot of people and a lot of
people know me ^^. Everybody heard about “the French Exchange Student”
and her “cute accent” ^^. In plus I am in the play at school so we
repeat every two day almost. It’s really cool. And I am in the acting
class too and for sure this is my best class. We dance, sing, act,
make some scenario. This is something that we don’t have in France and
that I enjoy more than anything else.
This week end is going to be busy for me (as every week end ^^). I go
ice skating on Friday (yes I learn how to ice skate in Florida ^^),
and on Sunday I go to the movie theatre see ‘Alice in Wonderland’ with
Johnny Depp. And I think on Thursday I have a haf-day so I’m going to
go in my Rotary Club.
As you can see I don’t loose my time here. Always going everywhere,
meeting people, culture, and landscape.
Thank you for this amazing opportunity that you gave to each one of us
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December 3, 2009
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Oh what to say… too much stuff done
^^. Yes Florida is really cool. But I guess like everybody it’s hard
to realize that we are in December and in 23 days it’s Christmas. In
France at this time it’s cold, sometimes its snow and I wear
approximately 2 or 3 sweater. Here it’s warm, snow (hahaha we are in
Florida) and clothes hum I like my thin top blue (sweater required in
school because of the AC). So to summarize here it’s warm and the only
tree who wear the Christmas light are palm trees (and this is actually
really funny).
I guess everybody had a good and
American Thanksgiving^^. Personally yes, I watched the parade on the
TV with my family; we played games and after the family came for the
lunch-dinner. It was really good. Turkey, Ham, mash potatoes, beans,
pie and cake. And the night we saw fireworks it was really fun. And in
addition this day was my birthday so, so much fun.
On Friday I did the Black Friday
with my father and my sister. I was actually not that crazy because
the store was open before so we wake up at 3 and arrive at the store
at 4. It was really good prices. After we went to Key West (Kwan ;-) )
to see the sunset. We run to be at time and… unfortunately a tourist
boat came in front of the sun EXACTLY at this time. But any way we had
a good time in family, we visited the city, and it’s funny to watch
and listen the professional in the street do their show. On Saturday
we went at night to Fort Lauderdale for a Christmas show for my
birthday, Christmas Pageant, It was AWESOME. Like in Broadway. They
sing, they dance, all age mix together. It was really fun. I loved it.
And on Friday we went to Coral Spring for a family Christmas dinner.
It was pretty good. Miami carrot cake. ^^
Oh and the Interact Club conference
with Marco and Aneta was pretty fun too. We met a lot of really nice
people and we took a lot of idea. And the dance was fun too ;-).
I’m really exciting to go to Disney
World with all the other exchange student. It’s going to be really
fun.
Thank you for these opportunities
and to take care of us.
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November 15, 2009
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Hello,
Yes, that’s right; I’m here since 3
months now, 3 long and wonderful months in our Florida. My trip was
and stays extraordinary. Now I can speak like in France, quickly ^^. I
dream in English, I think in English and speak English all the time,
even when I talk with my friends in France.
Here everything is wonderful. The
weather, the people and the landscape. Now it’s normal for me to see
palm trees everywhere but I’m sure that when I go back in France I
going to be sad with my trees. Here peoples wait the winter to open
their windows, in France we wait the summer to open our windows ^^.
This little differences presents everyday are funny to see.
My family here is very generous.
Their consider me like their child. This year my birthday is on
Thanksgiving so my mother is so exciting (maybe more than me ^^). We
are going to have a wonderful day. I have to open my present and after
all the family (cousin, grandparents) come at home to eat the
Thanksgiving meal. I’m so impatient. And the Saturday we have to go
somewhere for my birthday but I don’t know where, it’s a surprise.
At school I have a lot of friends.
Everybody is so nice with me. I go play tennis with my friends, to
the mall, to the movie theatre, and for the day before my birthday I
go with my friends to the Chinese restaurant because the day after my
birthday is the birthday of one of my friends too ^^. It’s funny.
Last week end we had the conference
with the other exchange student from my district. It was awesome. The
meeting was in Fort Lauderdale in the Hard Rock Casino Hotel. We had
to do a show where everybody has to represent his own country. I dance
the French Cancan, the other sang, did Kung Fu, played soccer,
talked…. We were very creative. It was really cool. And after the
conference we had a lot of time free together. We are like a family.
Don’t forget the district 6990 is the best ^^. We are so exciting to
go to the Disney World Trip.
Oh this year I went trick or treat
with my sister, my brother and our friends in Halloween. It was really
cool because in France you stop to do that at 11. So we had a lot of
fun and a lot of candies too.
I really want to say that this trip
is a great occasion for me to open my mind. I can have my own opinion
about this country and the people who live here. I also can discover
new culture and change my mind about certain things. It’s really
important for me. I really enjoy this adventure and want to say a big
thank you to the Rotary for this formidable opportunity.
See you next month.
Marie-Claire Dussourd in direct in
Miramar Pines, Florida
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October 15, 2009
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My trip in Florida.
I'm here since two month now and it's always really fun. Now I'm
totally integrated in my school, to my friends and my family. I've
feeling that I'm here since like one year. I know a lot of things
about my family. Oh I learn today that my birthday is on thanksgiving
this year it must be really cool. A big dinner miam!!
At school it's fun too. I understand all and I
have now my band of friends. next week it was spirit week. it was
really fun to wear a different costume each day with a lot of make up
and show a lot of spirit. at school it was during this week totally
crazy. It was so funny to see all this people wear costume at school
because in France we really don't have the mentally to do that, and it
was a lot of animation too. I have a lot of picture about this week.
And at the end of this super week it was the
Homecoming dance!!! In the Sheraton Hotel imagine, you wear a
beautiful dress, you prepare your hair since 2 hours and you wear for
the first time that you are in Florida your beautiful black shoes for
the occasion. Your heart go very fast, you are exciting and stress
too. But you are with your (host) sister and you know people. during
the night you dance with different people, include the king, you eat a
delicious dinner and take a lot of pretty picture to remember this
perfect night. It's how I feel this night. It was exceptional.
Yes, during the time I 'm here I try a lot of new
things. this trip here permitted me to discover the real American
life, to live the American and to have my own opinion about the life
here. It's exceptional to be here. Thank you so much to the Rotary.
Marie-Claire Dussourd in Florida
(Come from France )
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I'm here since one month
but I've got a feeling that I'm here since 2 month or more. I move a
lot with my family. Last week end I was in Miami Beach. it was so
fun!!! In one side we can see the beach an the ocean and in the other
side you can see the building, it's so different as in France. I was
in the Zoo too, my family is really super.
I'm feeling like a
family member. I'm never bored. I have one oldest sister and 2
youngest brother so I'm never alone in my bedroom in front of my
computer because I'm bored. My school is really different too, but
it's very cool. I'm in different club with my host sister so I can
meet a lot of people. I have many friends in my different classes too.
people are very nice with the exchange student. And In my school I met
a French girl who lives here now it was strange to speak french with
her. Other student who comes from Haiti speak french but I only met
one of them.
I go with my family in
every football games with my school; it's so cool because with my host
sister we are inscrit in a club who support the team so we dance
during the games, we sing and we help to maintain the moral of the
other people when we lost.
hum what else? I'm
invited tonight I have a party with scout because one of my host
brother is a scout so it's like a ceremony, but it's very important.
And tomorrow like every Sunday we go at church and every member of my
family have a children group to occupy during the adult church. so I'm
with Christine ( my host sister) and we play and speak with children
in Kindergarten. I like do this with Christine it's very enrichissant
for me.
oh and next week end I
go with member of my rotary visit the Everglades. It will be very
cool. I think it's all, because yes I do a lot of things but I can say
anything ( one page is too small ^^).
But I want to say thank
you to all people who can my real my dream to come in Florida and it's
a very good experience for me. I learn every day.
p.s: I try peanut butter and it's very good!!! ^^
See you soon
Marie-Claire Dussourd
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