Saturday, June 20, 2009

La Ville Rose


<---Lycee Pierre de Fermat

On August 25th I will be leaving my hometown of Armstrong BC, with a population of 5,000 people, to live in the "Pink City" of Toulouse (pronounced tu'lus) for 11 months.
Toulouse is the capital of the Midi-Pyrenees region and is located on the banks of the River Garonne. The population is nearly 1.5 million and is the fourth largest metropolitan area in France. The cities university was founded in 1229 and is home to more than 120,000 students making it the largest campus in France after Paris.
I will be living in France as a Rotary Exchange Student and attending Lycee Pierre de Fermat. Apparently this is a very strict school with many ''fashion victims''... I will live with 4 different families throughout the year, I have not heard from my first family at this point.
I am in the middle of applying for my visa and will be sending my guarantee form to the travel agent this week and will hopefully be receiving my plane tickets within the next few weeks!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Vanessa;
Thanks for inviting me to your blog...I am excited for you; this will be an amazing experience for you.
Sherry

Anonymous said...

Vanessa! ohhh the adventures you are going to have in France! I can't wait to read your blog as you go! :)

Bryce said...

AHHA I am SOOO excited for you! Ur gonna have a blast !!! KEEP IN TOUCH!!!! :D :D :D