French Immersion – Intensive Learning @ MFS

3.30.18 in France: Narbonne and Collioure

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018Blog Editor

Today we started off the day traveling to Narbonne, where we did a scavenger hunt in the market and walked around the city. We went to a historic Roman road that was built around 120 BC and was not discovered until 1997. After our short stop at Narbonne we made our way to the...

3.28.18: Meeting Our Host Families

March 29, 2018March 30, 2018Blog Editor

Bonjour à tout, Today we started our first full day in Carcassonne with our host families. We enjoyed an authentic French breakfast that consisted of fresh brioche, Nutella, and café au lait. After our petit-déjeuner, our host families drove us to a local high school to meet our group. From there, we traveled to...

3.27.18, French Immersion: A Day on the Road

March 28, 2018March 30, 2018Blog Editor

On Tuesday, we spent the day on the road! Hopping on a high-speed train in Paris, we traveled to Narbonne, a big city in the south of France, before taking a regional train to our final destination, Carcassonne. Our 5 hours on the train was spent catching up on sleep, trying sandwiches with delicious...

3.26.18: Visiting Lycee Rabelais, Our Sister School

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018Blog Editor

This morning we made our way to our sister school, Lycee Rabelais. When we got there we met with some of the students who take English and were able to meet our friends to whom we have been writing. After that, we ate lunch in the school’s cafeteria and explored the school a little....

3.25.18: Château de Versailles and In the Steps of Amélie

March 26, 2018March 27, 2018Blog Editor

Today was filled with a packed agenda as we traveled to the palace of Versailles and had the opportunity to go to Montmartre or les Galeries Lafayette followed with a delicious dinner and a boat cruise highlighting the magical wonder Paris has to offer. Our favorite part was the optional trip to Montmartre. There...

3.24.18: Our First Day in the City of Lights

March 24, 2018March 27, 2018Blog Editor

Today was a wonderful day! We started the day getting off the plane very tired but very excited! Some of us slept and some of us didn’t. We got our bags … poor Tanay’s bag got lost, but it will be here by the morning. We met Taylor our tour guide. She is so...