♥ La Bonne Vie ♥

2:27 PM |

Oh, well I'm updating this blog to say that nothing to exciting (relating to the exchange) has happened since my PDO.
PDO (Pre-Dparture Orientaion) was alright, I meet some amazing people that are going on exchange. We had an all female group which was kinda cool i guess. We talked about a lot of stuff like "Stranger Danger" :p and other random things like that.
Hmmm oh the last day of school was May 25th and graduation was the 27th. I was really happy on the 25th but on the 27th I got really sad. A lot of my friends are seniors and I had to imagine not seeing them for a year or longer...and then I realized that I wouldn't walk with my class... it mad me so sad, I almost cried on my Cello but i restrained myself :)
....June has been a pretty amazing month I love all of my friends. My Best Friends Birthday Party was this weekend and we have been celebrating this entire month :) I bought her concert tickets and we had so much fun (3oh!3 Cobra Starship = <3) He actually birthday is Wednesday tho so were gonna hang out again. Oh I'm also leaving July 9th to go to a wedding in Virginia and then July 11th I will be off to be a camp counselor for a month. I'm excited and when I get back I am going to have so much to do.


~Adrianna

7:15 PM |

So I'm sitting in class learning as us children do and my phone vibrates....I think its my mom so I check to see...no its not my mom its an email saying "Congratulations! AFS-France has just accepted your application!"

I screamed, smiled, and my teacher and classmates looked at me like I was truly insane. I told them I was fine, and nothing was wrong. I was giddy the entire class period, as soon as the lunch bell rang I bolted out of the room. I found my friends to share the good news and they freaked out with me. :) (Imagine a bunch of girls screaming in a courtyard)

I'm so happy :)

ok now all i have to do is wait for a family and PDO (May 8th)
so
ill update soon... :D

6:31 PM |

5:03 PM |

So I received an email today, well a lot of emails from AFS and associates.

6:47 PM | Labels: afs, france, full application

WOOOH!

If your wondering why I'm so excited it is because I have received my Full application today. :D
I have filled out what I can on my own and now I'm printing out the other forms so I can take them to school tomorrow.

I'm watching the 2010 Winter Olympics :D
*So this is going to be a short post...sorry*

5:21 PM |

Introductions are in order, and the easest way to introduce myself is like this:
Birth Name: Marche but you can call me Adrianna
Age: 17
Grade: 11th (Junior year in America)
Current Residence: Atlanta, GA
My Family: Mom - Marcia & My Brother - Sedrick :D

That a little about me, now let me introduce this blog. WELCOME :D
I am making the blog to keep track of my adventures as an exchange student(hopefully). I have spent months trying to find the right program and I have gone through many options. I have looked at YFU, ROTARY, CIEE, AFS, and INTRAX. So I have officially picked the program I feel that is right for me and that program is (*insert drum roll here*)...........AFS. It was a hard decision for me to pick AFS but I just had to pick the right one.

First, YFU was the most cost efficient but they only send students to Britney, France.
Intrax - had very lack luster communication with me so :/ .
CIEE - leaves in early August and I work at a summer camp in the beginning of August so that was a no go (even tho I know a lot of people who have went through there program).
Lastly Rotary - You switch host families half way through your exchange, which may help some students but I think that knowing that I would be switching families wouldn't allow me to to get close to my first family.

So AFS just seemed perfect they stay in contact with me and I love them :)

I have sent off my Pre-App and I am awaiting my full application....let the adeventure begin!