A French Christmas

Bonne année tout le monde! I just got back from spending Christmas with my French family in a little village near Strasbourg. It was a great way to spend the holidays. I was really missing my family right around Thanksgiving, and not looking forward to spending Christmas without them. Thankfully I was able to make arrangements to go to the same place in France where I spent Christmas two years ago. It was familiar and I really felt like part of the family.

 I was in the Alsace region of France, which used to be a part of Germany at various times in history. The people are very proud of their culture, and most of them actually speak a German dialect as their first language. I enjoyed being able to understand so much more of what was going on and being able to communicate with people in both German and French. 

The Christmas market in Strasbourg

The family that I stayed with has a background in the restaurant business and serves some of the most delicious food I have ever tasted. So, here are some pictures of my favorite thing about France....food.

In conclusion, my vacation consisted of sleeping a lot, eating a lot of amazing food, and taking walks in the fresh air and beautiful countryside. I really needed this time to relax, and now I am back in Bucharest and ready to start school again on Thursday.