Hey everyone, it's Holly and today I'm gonna be making a video about my French
exchange. So I was in France for three months this year from February to May
and it was one of the most incredible things I've ever done in my life so I'm
just gonna talk a little bit about it and I'm gonna be speaking in French so
the rest of the video is going to be in French. I went to France and I was
staying near Lyon and it was just amazing! So this is all about an
overview of my exchange and let's just get started.
So I think that one word that describes my exchange is the word "adventure" (adventure).
And I think it was really an adventure when I was in France, because it wasn't just the destinations
like Paris, Avignon and all the other cities I visited that were the best, although
they were incredible as well. But it was also each moment of each day that were incredible.
And I said to myself that it was an adventure at the start. I said "Oh, it's the beginning of my adventure!"
"The adventure begins!"
But I said that to myself when I was in France as well. During the exchange, I said that "I need to make the most of everything,
I should do as much as I can while I'm here because
when I'm in Canada I don't have the same opportunities. Not everything is the same."
Therefore, I think it was an adventure to be France
and that's the word that I think really sums up my exchange.
Also, the memories I had in France are going to stay with me for the rest of my life.
And I think one of the best things was that when I was in the car with my host family in France,
we listened to loud music together as we travelled to the amazing sights!
That was one of my favourite things. And as well the classes at school,
I really enjoyed them and being with friends at school.
It was interesting for me to have classes entirely in french.
In french class I learned that I really like french poetry and reading books in french.
Now I read french books in Canada and I think that helps me
to continue speaking in french and reading in another language so
that I can continue with that even though I'm no longer in France. And yeah,
I think it's incredible to have so many memories, and all the photos and video I took are
awesome. And for me, it's just so cool to have that in my mind
and to think that I've done so many other things that I don't do in Canada.
Now I'm going to talk a bit about how things have changed since I've been back in Canada.
I've been back for three months now, which is weird because I was in France for three months too.
But time seems to pass more quickly when I'm home in Canada because it's my everyday life and it's normal for me.
So a couple days ago, as I've been back for three months, I thought to myself that three months ago I was in an airplane
coming back to Canada after my exchange in France.
And for me, that's crazy! Since my exchange was such a big part of my life,
and I've thought about it a lot over the past couple years, and now it's over.
But life continues, and I think there are a lot of things coming up that I'm going to do in my life.
If you can do an exchange, you should do it because it's amazing!
So yeah, it's just strange that it's been three months because things haven't changed much
and that's something I saw in Canada when I returned.
I thought things would've changed because I saw so many things and I changed a bit.
However, after returning I saw that things were pretty much the same as they were before I went to France.
It's just that everyone else was really, they were going to school,
but for me I was in France going to school there.
And I talked with other people in french and learned another language.
That changed me, and I think in my mind it changed me in a couple different ways.
The first is independence. Now I think I'm more independent
because when I had problems in France or times when I didn't know what to do,
I had to do it by myself or other people and not just with my family.
Because for the rest of my life I'd just talked to my parents when I had a problem
which made me feel better and helped me find solutions to problems.
But in France, when I had times when I wasn't sure what I should do
I had to get through it by myself which gave me confidence in myself and my abilities.
The second thing that I think has changed in me is that I now have a love of a language.
Obviously I learned a language, because I was in France for three months and that's why I was there,
but it's also more than that, because the french accent is so, so pretty!
I didn't know that before because the only time I heard french before I went to France was in my french class.
And yeah it's good to learn french in a classroom, but it's not the same as when you're actually in France
because people speak faster there and use expressions and slang.
I found that while I was in France, because I really listened to the language and
it was incredible when I started dreaming in french, and speaking and thinking in the language.
At the start it was a little weird because I was thinking a bit in english and a bit in french, but by the end
I wanted to stay there a long time! I think I'm going to
return to France many more times. Maybe for university,
maybe just to travel to other sites in France since
I loved it a lot and I would really like to speak in french again with other people, ones I don't know now.
And I think that'll be interesting for me.
The third thing that's changed is my love for travel.
I hadn't travelled a ton before I went to France and
after going there I thought to myself that there are so many places I've never seen before
and now I have more of a desire to see everything in the world!
It's not that I've seen everything because that's not true. I've seen only a couple families, a different school, and the places I visited.
But at the same time, before going to France I'd seen only part of Canada and the United States
and not other countries. Now I want to go back to Europe, or go to Asia or Australia...
I don't know exactly, but I want to travel lots more times throughout my life!
Finally, another thing that's different about me is how I think.
It's just because I've seen a bit more of the world, and now when I think about things
I feel like I understand more that there's not just one right way to do something.
There are lots of things people do, but one thing isn't necessarily correct.
Of course it's like that because people all over the world do things differently.
And for me, I'm young, and I hadn't seen a lot of things other than my family
and my life here in Canada. But while I was in France, I saw a little bit more.
That helps give you a little more awareness of how the world functions
and how people are all different, yet all interesting.
So that's everything I wanted to say in this video. It's an overview of my exchange in France
and how much I loved it! I was so incredible to have the opportunity to go live in another country
I'm excited for the future, because I'm going to continue speaking in french.
And it's interesting for me because now I can watch videos and movies in french
which allows me to keep up my french even though I'm not in France anymore.
So if you have the opportunity to go on an exchange,
I've said it before but I'll say it again, because I think it's very important:
you should do it! Even though there are times that are hard and difficult
because you're away from your family and the country you've lived in for all your life,
it will give you more independence and confidence in yourself!
I'd really like to thank ISE, which is the program I used to go on my exchange.
There are lots of other programs you can use
but ISE Ontario is the one I used.
Now I don't really know what to say, since I've said everything I wanted to,
I hope you enjoyed this video and I'll see you guys next time. Bye!
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