Students arrived in sunny and beautiful Antibes

Bonjour a tous,

After a flight without trouble, we all arrived in beautiful Antibes on Tueday afternoon. Everybody got to his/her host family and spent their first night with their hosts. After a good night of sleep, students took their placement test and then got to the sandy beaches to work on their tan. They were taken to the top of Cap d'Antibes, one of the most secluded and hip place on the French Riviera. After an orientation given to students, they took pictures of the fantastic region where they are going to spend 2.5 weeks. The weather has been great - sunny and blue sky-. It has been in the high 80's but it's actually not bad thanks to the mistral wind which cools us off . The day finished with a pic-nic that the host families prepared for us. The food was great (pizzaladiere, goat cheese pizza, all kinds of pizza, quiches, salade antiboise and nicoise, regionaly grown fruits and French cakes). Everything was home made. I can tell you that a lot of people on the beach were jaleous and very hungry. The kids were very lucky.

Today, after a morning class where they studied the future tense through French music, they went to lunch in their own. Some of them experienced the South of France restaurants with their specialities. I suggested to students to do at least a few of them while they were in Antibes. In the afternoon, students got a guided visit of Antibes with a professional guide. They learned everything about the history of Antibes and got a walking tour of the city. Our guide was great even if when our kids started to suffer from jet lag in the afternoon. They finished their afternoon at the beach for 2 hours. The water is little cold because of the wind but it is so pretty. I am myself amazed every time I come back to Antibes. This region is sooo fantastic. Tonight, students are staying home with their host families.

Tomorrow, some will get to take a class on painting with a teacher and some will get to St Paul de Vence to see a beautiful village perche that artists love.

A bientot. A lundi.
Mr.Rovera
Program director in Antibes