Thursday, 12 July 2012

Living life day by day


Well there’s another month down and how quickly it is going (literally 2 months of my project are finished today) … no wonder 6 months was too short when I did my European Voluntary Service here !!

I’m really starting to feel like my French is improving massively now.  Just as a quick example … Last night I was in bed reading a book in English.  When I put that down, I started thinking in French just before I went to sleep.  It was so strange to realise that my head had flipped like that from one language to another.  When I think about it, I only speak English now when I’m teaching, typing online or skyping my family.  It has even reached a point where in English conversations I sometimes mix words up haha … That’s funny when that happens!

My Service Civique voluntary project is going really well as well now.  I have plenty of tasks to be doing with the project I am focussing on, and really it’s just that I’m trying to choose where to start! It’s so great being able to help other young people like me who just want that opportunity to experience something new abroad whilst learning another language.  I find the English workshops really fulfilling too, when they learn something new or gain in confidence in their speaking ability.

In terms of my living situation, that is all sorted out now too :D I will be living in a town called Villeneuve d’Ascq, just outside of Lille.  It’s only 20 minutes commute in to work and is next to a really nice park with lakes, so I’m happy ;-)

For now I’m going to head off and crack on with some work, before heading to Wattrelos, a nearby town, for a presentation at their Mission Locale this afternoon.  Anyhow, below I have attached some pictures of the lovely park … hope you enjoy and keep smiling ;-)


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