B6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 19, 1995

Greetings from France

GREAT FOOD, incredible art and too much school are some of the impressions which Terrace student Lindsay Bailey conveys in a recent letter to the Terrace Standard,

Bailey left for France last sum- mer, as part of the Rotary Club’s fnternational Youll Exchange Program, She is living with host families and attending school in Lyon, France, leading the life of an average French teenager,

The following is a letter Bailey wrote to the people of Terrace on March 30:

Bonjour from Lyon, France, where T-have been bathing in the richness ofthe French culture (and the food) since the begin- ning of August! I have been here for almost eight months now, and can hardly believe it as the, time seems to be flying by.

Some menus beast horse steak, and lamb brains are found next to the hamburgers at the focal grocery store.

It is now my last week with my second host family, the Bertholons, before I change families for the last time.

They are wonderful people and I've been having a great time with them, as we trek off to the mountains for the weekend, or in- vite the Russians to dinner.

Like I said before, I’m living in Lyon, which, being skightly big- ger than Vancouver, is actually the second-largest city in France, after Paris. It is also the gastro- nomic capital of France. So, I am ‘a temporary resident of the ‘richest and deepest valley of ‘ food,

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In any case, the food is in- credible, and very interesting. Some menus boast horse steak, and lamb brains are found next to the hamburgers at the local gro- cery store. ;

I have already finished twa- thirds of the school year, but I had some shocks initially,

The biggest culture shock was finding out classes were held on Saiurday mormings, Some school days start at 8 am, and conlinue until 6 p.m.

But the biggest differences I found, compared to our Canadian system, were the student/teacher relationships and the frame of

mind of most students here,

T am going to a “‘lycee” (high sclioo]) called Edouard Herriot, located in the centre of the city in a beautiful building where many of the Lyon members of the

_ French Resistance hid out.in what

is now our library (a little histori- cal footnote there for you). —~.

There are about 1,200 of us there from the French equivalent of grades ten through 12, with courses offered like Russian, Chinese, German, Italian, Spanish and Engtish. Everyone has to take

_ at least two.

I am im 2 school play ‘Le Lavoir” which we will be per- forming in a month, and have also started Tai Chi.

Thave reached the realm of hav- ing dreams in French, which is supposed to mean that bilingualism is not too far away. I even think in French some of the time, and feel a bit awkward when I write or speak in English.

Despite everything though, this Canadian accent seems io stick, though I’ve been told that it adds charm,

IT cauld probably go on about all that I’m learning and sceing, like the Matisse and Picasso paintings that I saw at a modern art muse- um two weeks ago, but I'll Icave

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Before I do that though, I would like to give a big thank you to the . Terrace Rotary Club, who offered this incredible opportunity.

I would also like to welcome Lucy, who has come from Argen- lina to spend a year in Terrace on a Rotary exchange. I hope you have an incredible ycar Lucy, and that you find the Skeena Valley as beautiful as I do.

Take care everyone and I'll sce you ina few months.

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