Bonjour à tous et à toutes ! Well, this marks my last blog post as sadly my placement came to an end one month early due to all schools closing in France last Monday (16th March). Alors, j'ai pris la decision de rentrer en Écosse dimanche dernier (15 mars) avant la fermeture de la frontière … Continue reading Au revoir, Lille !
Final term!
Bonjour à toutes et à tous ! I'm glad to see my postcard from Italy reached you well! Le temps est passé très vite et il ne me reste que 5 semaines au Lycée Montebello ! I imagine this term will be a busy one as, like Scottish schools, the French pupils will sit their … Continue reading Final term!
Bonne Année 2020 !
Bonne Année 2020 ! J'espère que vous avez passé de bonnes fêtes ! This month I have a little task for you to complete! Can you fill in the missing words in these sentences? : 1. Lille se trouve en _ _ _ _ _ _ mais c'est près de la _ _ _ _ … Continue reading Bonne Année 2020 !
Noël !
Re-bonjour ! I'll make this blog shorter than usual as I know the holidays have begun! Je suis rentrée en Écosse but beforehand, I did some Christmassy things and managed to take some photos of the school, enfin ! As I said before, Lycée International Montebello is a rather large school (and former hospital) with … Continue reading Noël !
Winter Wonderland!
Bonjour tout le monde ! December has crept up so quickly and I have done lots of new things over the past month which I'd like to share with you in this blog. Je suis montée le Beffroi de Lille le 11 novembre because school was closed: le Jour d'Armistice (Remembrance Day) is a public … Continue reading Winter Wonderland!
C’est déjà novembre !
Salut ! J'espère que vous allez bien. Thank you for all your questions and sorry for the delayed replies - last week was the first back for French schools so it has been rather hectic! Last time I wrote to you, je vous ai dit que I was going on a big walk with the … Continue reading C’est déjà novembre !
Settling in
Bonjour tout le monde ! I thought I would give you an update on what I have been doing as I have been in Lille for just over a week now. As a city, Lille is lovely: les gens sont très accueillants et chaleureux, les bâtiments sont jolis et il y a beaucoup d'architecture au … Continue reading Settling in
The countdown is on!
Bonjour Carrick Academy (and Cumnock Academy, Turriff Academy and Arbroath High School who will also be having a look at what I’m doing during my year abroad!) J’espère que vous avez passé de bonnes vacances ! I wanted to write a blog prior to me going to France to give you an update on what … Continue reading The countdown is on!