First things first, of course! This is Britt's address, at least until we hear otherwise, or Dec. 15, whichever comes first.
(Being that her birthday is Nov. 17, I thought that by putting it out there, she might get a few cards...or a flooded mailbox, maybe?) There must be some reason she capitalized where she did; we've got a SKYPE planned a bit later today, and I'll ask her.

Brittany PUMPHREY

College de Keranroux

2, Rue Fountaine Margot

B.P. 93106-29231 BREST Cedex 3

FRANCE




Anyhow...I overlooked these two photos that she'd sent from her last day in Besancon, with her host family; one is their home, the other is all of them out to dinner on Britt's last night there. The dark haired lady is Catie, the mom, the father is Dominique, the sister's name I don't know, but she's 20 and in school in Strasbourg (on the German border) and the brother is Aurelian (translation: golden child...how's that for typecasting as an infant??) Anyhow, she really enjoyed them as a family, and I've started occasional correspondance with them (in French...an exercise to improve MY French, and it's fun, when I find some extra time...)

She is now in an apartment with three roomates -- one from Mexico, one from Uruguay, and one from USA. She has her own bedroom, but all four share the bathroom, so THAT's got to be a bit of an ordeal! They're still working on getting internet for the apartment, so communication via internet has been somewhat limited, although Britt DID find a McDonald's with wifi, about a 20 minute walk from the apartment.

She has big plans for next week...all the students were invited to a reception at the French Senate...lots of dignitaries, I think, and decided (with some encouragement, but mostly on her own) that it would be worth the time and money to attend. She's booked a room in a hotel (a NICE hotel!) right next door to the Senate, which is in the area with all the sights you think of when you think "Paris". I hope she has a great time...sounds like it will be a mini-vacation before she actually starts teaching. Next week is observation week, with a meeting at the end of the week where she believes they'll iron out her teaching assignment. Looks like she'll be teaching English instead of History...but, at least that HAS to be in English :>) Seriously, she's fine with that option...sounds good...and we're looking forward to our chat a bit later today.

Haven't received any photos from Paris yet; I'll remind her of that. I know she didn't have much time to see much, but said she did get a few photos...doesn't matter anyhow...I'm behind, having just found these photos from Sept. 20. More to come, stay tuned! Thanks!