My "mere d'accueil,"Patricia, and my "soeur d'accueil," Domitille, met me and Yvonne at the train station. I was very shy at first but triend to comprehend it all as Patricia explained the layout of the city and the family to me. So far, things have just gone up from there. Patricia and her husband Thibault have been very welcoming towards me and their apartment is very comfortable. Appartantly, they have foreign students regularly so the occasional akwardness I feel is most likely not mutual, at least I hope. The daughter is a little different, although she appears to like me a lot. She is eighteen and goes to high school in Lyon. At first, she was very quiet, but she has definately opened up to me a lot. Although her advances are, at times, annoying, communicating with her is helping my French.
As far as understanding and communicating with my family, things are going well. Each day it becomes easier and easier. The parents are also very accomodating, explaining things slowly and exactly. They are also very receptive to our nightly questions. I also find myself catching onto "la langue quotiedienne" as I speak more and become more comfortable with my family. They also ask about English words as well, sharing a mutual interest.
-Sophie
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your family sounds like the ideal langauge learning situation--they are patient and interested. Great!
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