Top Ten Highlights of Language School

10) Arrival night, the sun had just set, the mountains were pink and the Christmas lights were on.
9) Wednesday evening meals with all the singles. We took turns cooking for each other.
8) Shopping at the Thursday open-air market. Lots of fresh produce, cheese, and live animals. (One of the three I never bought, can you guess which one?)
7) Going to the movie theatre, watching foreign films (from Senegal, Ethiopia, Israel) with French subtitles. And watching films in class, including Les Miserables.
6) The music festival (Summer solstice). Spent the whole evening wandering around Conflans and Albertville listening to everything from church choirs, flamenco music, traditional French music, belly dancing and a Pink Floyd cover band.
5) Hike in Annecy in early spring when the flowers were just starting to bud. Hike near Beaufort, dipping our feet in a mountain stream.
4) Church. I loved having communion every Sunday. No matter in what language or where, it is always a declaration of the risen Lord.
3) Studying, reading, etc on our terrace with a 360 degree view of Alps.
2) Getting to read French books (at a grade 3 level), read my Bible in French and sing in French.
1) The amazing friends that I’ve met here. Saying goodbye is always hard.