Lauren misses Rhylee...

My pen friend is Rhylee Taufale. When she arrived in France, she slept until the following day, so we didn’t do anything.

We went to school together, she told me that she understood nothing in German and she thought it’s a boring language.

We went to Colmar with Leah and Justine on the 20^th June. We went shopping. It was very funny!

On the 23^rd June, Rhylee went to Paris with the other Australians. It was only for 3 days but I had a feeling that it was more. I missed her a lot.

When school finished, we had lots of parties! Rhylee saw my cousins and the rest of my family for the first time at a family party. She liked my family and my family liked Rhylee. They say that she’s a funny girl and that she’s very very very nice.

On the 3^rd July, we went to Strasbourg with the rest of the Australians and the French pen friends. The visit of the Cathedral was interesting. After that we went shopping with Pauline and Olivia. It was really funny!

We went to Europapark on the 9^th July. Rhylee and me thought that it was the best and the funniest day, because we were together with all the “Dambach Australians”. After Europapark we went to a restaurant in Erstein. It was fun but sad cause we were together for the last time…

I had a very good time with Rhylee and the rest of the Australians. I miss them a lot. I can’t wait to go to Australia!

Ben and Brandon - what a pair !

I present to you my penfriend. His name is Brandon Trinh (perrochon, is his nickname). He is very optimistic and out-going but he is also impatient, fearful and messy. He is very tiring but he is very funny !! His parents are Billy and Lida. He has got two sisters: Nikita is ten and Cindy is eight. He is a musician, he plays the piano, drums and the guitar ! He plays Australian football. He is afraid of spiders, it's very strange for a boy !!

I like him but he is very tiring because, he has got a lot of energy !

I visited Epfig with him by bike. We went to Nancy with my family, he saw the Stanislas place. We went to Strasbourg with Mrs Hirschmiller. We went to Sélestat with my mother and I took him to the library. We visited Obernai and we ate an ice cream. We saw my sister's dance show in Barr, he didn't like it! We went bowling in Colmar ! We went to "la Montagne des Singes" with my parents and to "la Volerie des Aigles" and to "Mont Sainte Odile" !!

He liked the french food but he didn't like frogs' legs or snails. I showed him the French TV but he didn't like the American series in French because the voices of the actors aren't natural ! We saw a lot of films in French !

My best day with him was when we went to Europapark because it was very funny with the Australian penfriends and I made a lot of new friends.

My worst day ... I didn't have a worst day !

I am impatient to see him again !!

Laura and Nicola had great fun.

My penfriend from Australia stayed with me for three weeks!

It was really really wonderful !

Her name is Nicola, she likes shopping and likes cooking ( we cooked together a lot of things for example a chocolate cake ! MIAM ! )

She plays the piano like me. And she plays the guitar and clarinet too.

She likes playing football too ( she is a woman Zidane !!)

And she likes dancing, she is very very good !!!

She is funny too we laughed very much together !

When she speaks French she likes saying “ TU ES TERRIBLE !!!”

We visited together the “Mont St odile”, The “Volerie des Aigles”, Strasbourg …….

She visited Paris with the other Australians penfriends. She thinks that Paris is the most beautiful city in the world !!!

We went bowling too with Pauline, Olivia, Benjamin, Brandon, Justine, Leah, Samory, and Jordan.

We went to Europapark too, with the other penfriends from Australia and from France. After Europapark we went to the restaurant to say goodbye ! We sang, we played music and we talked !! J It was really a good day but it was the last !!

When Nicola left me I was very very sad !!! I cried !!

But I will see Nicola again in April, in Australia !!!

I had a fantastic time with her !!

We laughed very much together !!!

Sam and Jordan got on really well!

The presentation of my penfriend: Jordan Roe

Hello! My name is Samory and my Australian penfriend is Jordan Roe.

He's very nice and speaks French very well. He likes listening to music, playing tennis and video games. He likes vegemite, tate flambée, munster and thinks snails aren't bad. He likes animals too. He has a little sister, Kirsten, who's 10 and a dog whose name is Molly.

We went to "la montagne des singes", "la volerie des aigles", to the locks on the Rhin, bowling, and to Europapark...

When we were at home, we played "fano rona", a game from Madagascar, Jungle speed, a card game - Uno, video games and we played with my cats and dogs. We rode bikes or walked my dogs and we went to Lucas' house.

We went to the quatrieme's party and did camping there, and we went to Olivia (Pauline's billet) and Juliette’s birthday at Pauline's and we did camping there too.

When he left, I was sad and I’m impatient to see him again!

Pierre's busy time with Steven!

PIERRE FREYERMUTH / STEVEN JENKINS

During Steven's stay in France, we did lots of things.

On the 18^th and 19^th June, we went to the sailing boat course with the college. On the 19th, after that, I went with Steven to the musical show « Roméo et Juliette » at the college.

The next day, we went to the « Montagne des Singes » and the « Volerie des Aigles ».

On Sunday, we visited Strasbourg on a pleasure boat, we went to the « Petite France » and we went up the Cathedral, we ate with my Grandparents and in the evening, we went to the Music Festival. It was very good !

The next Saturday we went to my sister's Primary School's Fête in Nothalten.

On Sunday the 28^th June, We went to the « Ecomusée »in Ungersheim, it was interesting.

On Monday the 29^th, we walked up to Bernstein Castle with my father and next, we visited a distillery.

On Thursday the 2^nd July, my father organized a wine sale auction, we went in the morning, and in the afternoon we stayed at home.

On Friday the 3^rd, we went to Gertwiller; Steven bought gingerbread and we visited the museum. After That, we went to the « Mont St Odile ».

Saturday the 4^th July, we left Blienschwiller and we went to the Lac Leman by car. The first day, we visited Evian.

The second day, we went to Châtel. First, we did Summer sledging and after, we watched a Mountain Bike Competition; it was very impressive ! Next we returned to the lake, we swim at the swimming pool and we watched the « RC Strasbourg » on TV!

On The third and the fourth day, we went to Chamonix. We went to the « Mer de Glace » by the « Montenvers » train, We visited Chamonix but we didn't see the « Mont Blanc » because it was foggy...

We returned to Blienschwiller in the evening of the 8^th July and on the 9^th, we went to Europapark with all the Australians. Next we ate at the restaurant in Erstein.

On the Last day, Steven, my Father and me visited the wine cellers in Blienschwiller, and on the 11 July, the Australians returned to Australia.

It was a very good stay. I had a super time with Steven; he was nice and funny.

Justine presents her penfriend.

Hello.

My penfriend is Leah. She arrived on the 17^th June. We went to school together all the days we had school. On the 20^th June, we went to Colmar, with Rhylee and Laurène. We wanted to go bowling, but it was closed, so we went shopping in Colmar and after, we went to Cora. It was really funny. On the 23^rd June Leah went to Paris during three days. It was only one week we were together, and I missed her already ! On the 30^th June, Leah went to Haut-Koenigsbourg (she thought it was boring). She visited Riquewihr and Colmar.

During my summer holidays, we saw lots of people! We went Bowling (I don’t remember when) with Pauline, Olivia, Laura, Nicola, Samory, and Jordan. It was a great moment!

On the 13^th July , we went to Strasbourg, with a lot of Autralian penfriends. We visited the Cathedral of Strasbourg, and the city. After that, we went to ‘’bateau mouche’’ (under the rain !)

We took lots of photos with Leah, I really like her. She always said ‘’Je suis une princesse et tu es mon esclave’’ and I said ‘’No I am the princess and you’re the slave’’ haha. It was a joke.

On the 9^th Juillet, we went to Europapark with all the Australians and the French . I think it was the greatest day , because we were with all the ‘’Dambach Australians’’. We had fun on that day! In the evening, we went to a restaurant, for the last day we were together.

And finally they had to go.. It was horrible! All the people wept ! And the French wanted go on the bus ! It was a great experience! I want them to come back here, because 3weeks it’s not long!

Pauline's Australian penfriend.

My Australian penfriend.

On the fifteenth of June, my penfriend came to France. Her name is Olivia.

She’s a super girl,funny, smiling, sporty and very crazy (like me ).

She likes grey and animals (especially my cats). She hates vegemite and mint (one day we went to the restaurant and she tasted mint then she shouted very loud in all the restaurant because she hates it). It was very funny! During her holidays in France Olivia tested many French meals. She likes tartes flambées, choucroute and snails! We taught her a lot of Alsatian traditions, for example we taught her to dance waltz and she liked that!

Otherwise, my billet visited the Haut Koenigsbourg, the “monkey mountain”, the zoo of Amnéville, Paris (she thought that Paris was the most beautiful city in the world! )

We went to Strasbourg,to Colmar,to Europa Park and so on...

As my billet had her birthday, on the sixth of July, my family and me made a surprise. We made a big camp (more than thirty people with all the Australians from Dambach) and even her mum came! Olivia was very happy and all the people had a good time. The last day, I was very sad but now I’m very excited because in one hundred and ninety one days I go to Australia and I see

Olivia again!

It was an unforgettable experience!

By Pauline