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Shannon
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Nickname | Shannon |
| Age | 16 | |
| Foreign Languages | French | |
| Interests | Cheerleading, business-marketing club, running track, skiing, singing, playing piano, ballet, volunteer work | |
| Host District | 2170 | |
| Departure | 8/23/02 | |
| Birthday | January 10 | |
Students: To add a message to your travelogue, email the entry to vicki; she will put all entries online.
Note: Most Recent Entries Appear At the Top
| Date | Travelogue Entry |
| Friday, March 28, 2003
4:10 AM
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Hey Everyone!! Hows Life treating ya?? Its been ages
since Ive written. Things in Belgium could not be better. Since
Christmas I have been on the go Non-Stop. Which is how I like it. I
went skiing in Switzerland for the first week of March, Of course I
would do somehitng like i did and BREAK MY ELBOW!! I at least got 3
days in of skiing though. And the sad part was it wasnt even while i
was skiing. HAHA I fell down the stairs. OH WELL It acually wasnt that
bad I only chipped it so they didnt have to put it in a cast or
anything, but its still pretty painful. Then i headed off to Holland
and Paris with my sister, her boyfriend, my mom, and her brasialian
exchange student!! It was a balst. The french is going wonderful and
my host family is such a blessing. Really everything is great. This
weekend Im off to the orentation for all teh Rotary Outbaounds for
next year. Oh i have a really good friend who is acually coming back
with me in july and staying at my house for the month. I change
familys in about 3 weeks and i know thats gonna be hard leaving this
family now because we have gotten so close BUT change is always fun!!
Well i better go now Ill talk to yall soon(hopefully)Cheers, SHANNON |
| Wednesday, January 15, 2003 11:46 AM | Well what can i say?? SORRY its taken so long, i
really have been meaning to do this forever but things are soo crazy
here. Anyways where to start, i dont think i ever wanna come home. i
had a rough time with my first host family but i tried my best to have
the best time possible which i did, BUT ive changed host familys and
things are a million times better. I feel so at home in this house. i
have 3 brothers which is defintly a diffrent experince for me (but
thats what this is all about) haha and i little sister. we all have so
much fun together. TRAVELING: Its amazing to live in Belgium because its the center of europe and you can travel for so cheap. Since i have updated i have been to the south of France, Irealnd with 2 friends, London to see family, and Paris for the holidays (new years eve) :) In march im going to Switzerland to ski with my host family. My birthday was last friday BIG 17!! and my host mom had a party for me. The french is going wonderful and so is everything else i know i should make this really long because its been so long but i really do have to go. I promise ill right agian soon. Hope all is well at home!! BISOUS Shannon |
| Tuesday,
October 01, 2002 12:37 PM Finally another Travelogue...SORRY |
Well it has been way too long since I have updated
everyone!! Im so sorry but Ive been keeping really busy here in
Belgium and thats how I like it. School is going realy good, my
teachers work with me on everything and Ive gotten to the point where
I am understanding pretty much everything in french without thinking
about it. I love the feeling of knowing how much better my french gets
day by day. I went to rotary last week and the men all complmented me
on how much better my french has gotten since I have seen them last.
Man I gave done so much since last time I dont know where to start. My
daily activites include swimming, running, riding bike, aerobics,
tennis, rock climbing, kanoeing, and of course shopping!! Its crazy...
now of course I dont every one of those every day but I do them quite
a bit. My host family is still wonderful we get along great. Im
counting down the days till we go to the south of France for a week.
The last week of Oct. I cant wait. Ive met both of my other host
family and they are great, acually I go to school with 3 of the oldest
kids from the sencond and 1 girl from the third. They are great
too...I just found out in Feb my 2nd family is taking my to the Swiss
alps to snowboard... I cant wait!! And Im going to Paris for New
Years!!! Thats been my dream for soo long!! I swear I feel like this
is all still too good to be true. But I have setteled in really well
with lots of help from my host family. There are a few down sides
acually only one and thats the weather in Belgium, but I have learned
to live with it and discovered that the rain pays off because on those
few sunny days its absoulty amazing here. My Rotary club has been
great to me, which is really helping also. The friends Ive made are
great also. I just really am loving everything bascailly. To the rest
of the students I hope your all having the time of your life like me,
I know you are!! I would love an email from yall so dont hesitate Ill
email yall also. And to everyone else Ill update more often than
before. God Bless!! SHANNON |
| Wednesday, August 28, 2002 12:52 PM | Bonjour!! Everything is great in Belgium... I start
school on Sept. 3. Im really nervous, but I had a meeting today with
the director of my school and he is great. My house is wonderful! It
has 4 stories, and a huge backyard. Im living in a village called
Mettet. It looks like it came straight out of a fairy tale. Only about
2,000 people live here and everyone knows everyone. My father is a
very well known doctor in the village(acually he is probably the only
one!). My mother is a Phycologist. Im going to my first Rotary meeting
on Friday, but I dont give my speech till Sept. 14, which should give
me some time to start speaking in French better. Im catching on to
French really fast. I love hearing people speak it. Yesterday My
sister Julie and I went to Namur(a big city outside of my village) and
shopped all day. I had my first Belgium Waffle!! It was amazing. They
sell them on the streets. Tomarrow my sisters and I are going to
Brussels to spend the day. I cant wait!! My family sure is keeping me
busy, but thats how I like it!! Well I have to go help clean up...
talk to you soon. |
| Monday, August 26, 2002 2:56 PM | Hello Everyone!! I arrived in Belgium on Saturday Aug.
24. My family is amazing, there are 4 kids! Julie (17) and I hang out
together most of the time.When my family picked me up from the airport
we went straight to the Belgium coast to their beach house. It was
great!! Since then I have been on the go! School doesnt start till
Sept 3. I have a meeting with the director of Floreffe, my school, on
Wed. I am having SO much fun, Ill keep you updated! Shannon |
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