The last week or so has been full of activity for preparing to go.
Firstly, I have my visa. So I can go to Switzerland legally... which, you know, is always good. Secondly, I have some Swiss Francs. So I can go to Switzerland without being poor. And thirdly and most importantly, I finally, officially, have a host family!
I will be staying with Jess and Pierre-Antoine in a small village in canton Fribourg. Fribourg is more agricultural than other cantons, and bilingual (though predominantly French.) The largest city is also called Fribourg, and I will either go to school there or in a smaller town called Romont. Jess and Pierre-Antoine are around 30. They live in a duplex, and Jess's father and sister live in the flat next door. As far as I could tell from their (French) letter, there is a lot of extended family around, and though Jess and Pierre-Antoine don't have children themselves, they often look after nieces and nephews.
The family I received sounds wonderful, and I am very excited to meet them. I'll update more later but now I am insanely busy with cleaning my room and getting ready for my going away party tomorrow with friends.
12 days........
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1 comment:
Hi Ruth - it worked this time! I guess Chinese National Security decided you must not be such a threat, after all. Wonder what tipped the scales...
Jess and Pierre-Antoine sound like wonderful hosts, I feel you are lucky (yikes! I've been working with Mandarin grammer too long!). Back to myself, this situation sounds great.
I am thinking about you and wishing you all the best.
XOXO,
Aunt Amy
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