Vannes
Lycée Notre Dame le Ménimur Chief d'establishment, Monsieur Manual Krzyzosiak hosted a wonderful lunch to farewell the staff of St Ursula's College. Gifts were exchanged and plans discussed for future visits.
A cold, foggy day for our last full day in Vannes that does not mirror the warmth of the welcome and the hospitality we have received from the staff, host parents and students of Lycée Notre Dame le Ménimur. Tomorrow we travel back to Paris in readiness for the trip home on Sunday.
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The hospitality from staff, students and host families has been outstanding. We look forward to repaying their kindness and generosity when they visit St Ursula's in February next year. A special thanks to Monsieur Manual Krzyzosiak Chief d'establishment and Madame Véronique Gobin, Directrice adjointe for the organisation of our visit and the planning for student timetables and staff activities and homes stay for both staff and students. Tomorrow we travel from Vannes to Paris to prepare for our flight home on Sunday. I am sure the girls are not looking forward to the long flight, but they will be looking forward to seeing their families and sharing with them their many adventures. Many thanks to Madame Amanda Brown and her superb organisation of this inaugural French language tour to Paris and Vannes. Her wealth of knowledge of the sites we visited in Paris, Vannes, Nantes, Mont St Michel and Carnac certainly enhanced the enjoyment and understanding of the significance of the sites we visited. Thank you to both Amanda and Natalie Holden for the care and support they gave our students and their assistance with the Principal and her lack of French language skills! The student group were wonderful ambassadors for St Ursula's and their families. They were always co-operative, polite, and understanding of the cultural differences of travelling in a foreign country and attending a new school. Their enthusiasm for their classes (in many cases even completing homework for Maths and Science classes and often helping their host sisters with English) was most impressive.
-- Mrs Ann Marie Pawsey
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