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Leaving Lille

Today is our last day with the Laveissieres in Lille! It's been so much fun and we've had lots of laughs, lots of good food and created an amazing friendship with Olympe. (After friendship with, my Kindle guessed Nutella. Yes I developed an amazing friendship with Nutella too:) ) It's weird to have a friend who doesn't speak your language fluently. It made things fun, sometimes confusing, funny and interesting. She could teach me so much and it was fun to learn from someone who speaks the language all the time.
Yesterday we played cards and games on the trampoline and made crepes for dinner. I had three whole crepes people!! Ruby and I split a yogurt to put on a crepe and Olympe couldn't believe it. She was like "you are very strange!" Haha. Then we go to Facebook that night and my mom has purple and hot pink hair. I was thinking, ya wait till you meet the rest of my family. ;)
Francois is definitely a character. One night I think he had a little too much wine and started singing and meowing at the dog. Or maybe that was just his funny personality. I've learned quite a bit of vocabulary but not enough to understand conversations or speak a lot by myself. I do have a better understanding of the common words and the accent though so I hope I keep learning and improving with Genevieve.
I've never ridden a train before so I'm rather excited!! :) This adventure has been magnificent so far! Now to Hogwarts Express!! ;)
I could. Not. Believe it!! 

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