On Sunday the 20th, we took a TGV Train from Paris to Lyon. During this train ride Julianna and I wrote speeches in french that we would deliver at the hotel of the Region. Julianna's speech was about 10 times better than mine, but they wanted both of us to present. We arrived in the evening, and were greeted by our host famlilies in the station.
From there we disprsed and went to the homes of our families were we ate dinner.
The next morning, we rose at the crack of dawn, and with sleep in my eyes David and I made our way to Jonathan's and Max's House, and the 4 of us walked to the tram. In Lyon, everyone takes some form of public transportation, whether it be tram, train, bus, or metro every form of transportation is packed with people. It was 2 stops to the station, fro, which we took a short walk to the CSI school (which Julianna and I will talk about in our next post).
From the CSI School, all of us took the tram 2 stops to L'hotel de Region and the Confluence Mall. L'hotel de Region (which translates to House of the Region) is a large, sleek building made of metal and wooden panels. The interior of the building is also mostly made of wooden panels, but there is a lot of glass so that is appears to be more open and natural. On the top floor of the House of the Region, there is a large garden area. After our tour of the building, we were brought to a room within the building, where we meet the US Consulate, Clay and another group of french politicians.After they spoke with us, I and a group of CSI Students dilevered our speeches regarding the Exchange and how it effeced us. Funny enough, we actually ran out of time, so Julianna didn't have to present hers at all. Needless to say, she was relieved. All in all it was a nice experience in a beautiful building.
- By Jesse and Julianna
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