I Have Arrived!

After MUCH travel, I have finally arrived at Yssingeaux! It was not easy but in the past two weeks I have traveled from Charlotte, NC to Mooresville, NC to Raleigh, NC then to Hagerstown, MD Fredrick, MD and Baltimore, MD where I boarded a plane to Newark, then to Germany, then to Lyon, France... where I hopped on a bus to Yssingeaux. Yeah, it was INSANE. And while we waited in the Newark Airport we ate Mediterranean food waiting for our flight to Germany watching the first hispanic pope be seected in Vatican city... Culture overload!! Also, Jet Lag is NO joke... I didn't think it'd be a huge deal but all of yesterday and today I found myself sleeping in every place and time possible. I am wiped out! 

Before my trip started, I was joking with my family that I didn't feel like I was actually going to France... and I think it finally sunk in when I boarded the flight from Newark to Germany. The plane was giant! I didn't know that type of plane existed! It was warm and comfortable and there were TV's for each person and they kept feeding us and talking to us in German... and suddenly the trip became very real. I looked out the window and this is what I saw:

I have not had much time to adventure within Yssingeaux today, but it has nevertheless been eventful! I got settled into my quaint European apartment after trudging with suitcases through mass amounts of unexpected snow. Then our entire group went to dinner at the Chateaux (our school) and met many people who will be helping us get acquainted with France! Thankfully, my French is already improving! 

I have to get up tomorrow pretty early so I have much sleep to catch up on!

Au Revoir!