Joyeux Noel mes amis:)

I hope you're all having an amazing Christmas. I know I am:) eating till I nearly pop! There is a great amount of food that meme just keeps piling on our plates. and tea and cakes every hour? Have a wonderful time and take care! 

{photos via little reminders of love  and the sweeterie}

~~Much love

Susan ;]

Dreaming

I really am missing my friends and family. Turns out the other week when Nacel called me in the middle of the night, it wasn't for me but the other Tran on the France trip. haha. Dani and Katie will know her. The girl with the pretty white coat who was actually rather arrogant and thought that no one deserved to hold her belongings for her? ugh I hate people like that...i mean.."dislike" a lot..well I hope she's ok since the call was meant for her..but was it coincidence that mummy also had a car accident? I was rather surprised but everything's ok now. Thank God:)

Welllllll today i built a snow man!!! and he looks hot *dani's kinky eyebrows*;] then richard p0wnd us all in the snowball fight..seriously never have a snowball fight with him..there's no way you'll win.

Me and Frosty the Snowman>.<

Isabelle (my host mum) got sick today so that means i can't go to Germany 2morrow :( but we're gonna go after Christmas..I really hope she gets better soon. No one likes being sick for Christmas =/ I can't wait til Christmas especially the fooood!!!!...and the presents of course..oh noes it's like 4 more days and I still haven't bought all the presents for Christmas..ANDDD i had a bath 2night it was amazingggg so relaxing>.<

On our way back to Metzervisse after lunch with meme .B

Ohhhh Christmas tree oh Christmas tree lalala

moi et Helen

Talking to katie made me happy and I really hope I can meet up with her in Strasbourg, then we can talk about french boys ahahahaha.. One day I'll live Paris, you'll see.

"I Just want to be Wonderful"

-- Marilyn Monroe

I'm falling in love with France. I just can't wait for high school to be finished then I can pursue my career but art is such a broad subject! it would take me more than my entire lifetime to complete most of what I want to do..actually I think I can do most of it... Photography, design, fashion, letterpress..it's just so overwhelming with just how much I want to do! and to actually do well and become well known..

One day it'll happen..one day..:)

je t'aime mes amis et ma famille

Gros bisous

xoxo

suzannnne (suziQ;])

Let it snow!

I fell in the lake today. It was minus 12 degrees. We were taking photos and I took one step too far...I'm actually rather surprised that the lake wasn't that deep and I didn''t drown or get hypothermia...Philippe (the dad) came running over to help me up from the water. All I could say was "I'm sorry" and he would say"C'est pas grave" over and over again...

The building in the very back that's terracotta coloured, is the music conservatory of Metz

ITS SWAN LAKE! and then I actually fell in the lake..

but aren't they just so beautiful^^

That actually ruined my day which was going perfectly fine. It had snowed during the night and everything was frosted with snow like icing on a cake^^ Luckily we were going to have lunch at a nearby creperie so we hobbled along ( I hurt my hip, massive bruise) as fast as we could while the world around us stared :/ What I really don't like is sympathy coz if you're gonna give it to me I'm just gonna cry. So theres me soaked through and everyone asking me if I'm alright then I start crying in the middle of a restaurant and people look up from their food. Thanks. You just made me sooo much more comfortaable... but I love my family..the mum rushed off to buy me some boots, leggings and jeans to change into while I sat in the toilet with helen comforting me and warming me up with her scarf. *sigh* Dani and Katie are wayy better off haha

Apart from all my mishaps today last week was actually one of the best weeks. I went to Nancy with Helen and we visited the Art Nouveau Museum. Everything was so amazinggggg and the details on the work were so intricate and beautiful :D maybe ill do glasswork in Uni idk.>.>

The Aquarium at Nancy

That night we went out with the intention of going clubbing O.o(Ingrid's idea..coz shes 19 so she can) and I got let in without ID? and Helen had to show her ID even though I'm younger than her? *sigh* it must be my hair, it's getting long. I DONT WANT TO LOOK OLD T.T *snif snif*

Oh and we met Gerald ^^ he's funny and he thought I was 18!! :S He originally lives in Strasbourg but he's studying at Nancy atm..I think I'm going to Strasbourg on the 29th of December..:) After a night of doing nothing coz Helen couldn't get in we returned home.

The next morning it Snowed now that made my day:D:D...then the sun came out and melted it *starts singing annie "the sun will come out 2morrow lalalala"*

brekky in Ingrid's apartment

me: is that snow?

Ingrid: yes yes it is...

(You can barely make out the little snowflakes in the photo. It had only just begun^^)

2morrow's gonna be minus 14 degrees and we're finally decorating our Christmas tree. I never knew Christmas trees were prickly ^^ and I love it when guys call me mademoiselle lol:)

Much love

Susiewoooooooooooo

Good Morning Sunshine-.-...

At 6.30 this morning the alarm on my mobile went off full blast..

"His name was Beanni

Say where you been Beanni

I saw you on your skateboard

But I never saw your face

Just saw your beanie

- Beanni "

Yay for Cat empire \o/. Although i forgot to reset my alarm last night to 7.30...*sigh*

As you may know, well if not, I really dislike chocolate...but the French chocolate is amazingggg. For Saint Nicholas day I was given so much that I'm pretty sure I can't finish it in a Gazilllionnn years..but it seems to me that I've eaten quite a fair bit O.o

So according to Ingrid (the oldest sister) my french has improved a lot and I can also tell that my writing and listening has also improved. She says I sound more natural and I don't always ask "comment dit...en anglais" anymore :). Mrs Griffon just send us a french kids a home work pack =\ but at least I have something to do during class now I guess...

I stayed in the library for 4 hrs today..4 hours reading manga and looking up words in the dictionary I didn't understand -.- but everyone loves Fruit basket =3 so it was allll goood.

People are actually talking to me now (yayyy) and I can ask them simple questions but when they tell jokes I'm still out of the loop most of the time >.<>

Tu me manque

Byeeeeeeeeeeeee

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

C'est bientôt Noël

Je regret...I left the battery of my camera at home...and today was a perfect day for photos!! School finished at midday today so Helen and I returned home for lunch. We had mince patties and string beans...the meat was so raw, I didn't eat it. I felt kinda bad but my host mother understood so it was ok. It's nearly Christmas and I'm so excited. At three o'clock, mom, helen and I went to centre ville de Moselle. There are so many Christmas markets and everything is so intriguing I just want to try them all:):) There were lots of food such as candied fruit, frog legs, snails, churro s..the markets were filled with everything Christmassy>.<

After that we went to a patisserie^^ Mum would absolutely loveeee France. The cakes were so intricate and beautiful but I forgot the battery for my camera =/ I had a cafe au lait and a pistachio mousse cake. The centre of the cake was made up of a pistachio sponge with a praline inside. It was then covered with pistachio mouse and glazed with chocolate ganache:):) The presentation was absolutely stunning. Pistachio flavoured macaroons adorned the petit gateaux and it sat in a golden foil plate. I promise the next time I go I'll remember my "whole" camera and take lots of photos!!

I just got chocolate on my new jumper grrr... We visited the cathedral of Moselle. There is so much history behind all the buildings in Metz, Je l'aime:)

Helen's cousin David is over at the moment. He had dinner with us but he hasn't spoken to me..in fact hardly anyone speaks to me except my host family. Everyone is afraid to speak to me because they think their english is really bad? but I actually want them to speak to me in French...well..I hope they'll speak to me soon...it would be nice to not just sit in class staring aimlessly or drawing till my brain runs out of ideas...

Is it possible to still be jet lagged after 5 days? I get so tired... and my head hurts from concentrating..

grosses bises

xoxoxoxox

Bonjour:):)

Im really excited in creating my first blog despite being technologically challenged. My sister's boyfriend and I were really bored so we decided to make paper aeroplanes(hence the name).



I was meant to start my blog a week before i even went to France haha.. :) I'm here now and I'm extremely happy and excited for the "adventures" I will have every day^^ The food over here is amaaaazzzzzinggg. Everyday my host mother attempts to make different food from all the different regions of France so that I can try everything, which is awesome. My host sister Helen is singing all the words to the Lion King at the moment naw I love her =3












Ma maison



Although the dad Philipe can be quite intimidating he's actually really funny..well everyone seems to rofl when he speaks..I just happen to not understand anything he says but today it was so nice of him to tune the guitar for me:):) I knew it was sharp, but I have no idea on how to tune a guitar..hopefully when I get back to Australia I'll be pro and maybe I"ll even show off my skills to my former teacher Rowan;]







Caroline et Helen



Richard is such a funny kid and he's uber smart!..however he doesn't work very hard parce-que il detest L'ecole...don't we all...





Today (which would be my fifth day in france) I had to wake up at 6.30 because Helen had a sport exam for Swimming. Swimming is now finished and apparently Dance Dance Revolution is a sport in France???? I laughed so hard when Helen told me..


After that we had one hour of history then I went home at lunch time with Richard. Helen started her exams today and she'll take them every wednesday.







Richard



So it was just me and Richard for the rest of the day. I wanted to take photos of the town so he took me for a walk except the sun was no where to be seen so not many of the photos look that great. We walked in mud to their grandparent's house(I really hope I didn't ruin my sister's shoes:S). I love it when we go to the Grandparent's house or when they come over because they always have a stash of confectionary for us..although.. I really should decrease my sugar intake..






Richard at work with his lego films^^






Grandmere



It's late. I should sleep. I have to wake up at 6.30 again...ooh and I met a Chuck Bass yesterday, scarf and all:)





I miss you guys. Skype me!!


xoxoxox