This is most likely my last post in December, because Sunday I'm leaving for Switzerland with my host family!!! They have family friends who live right in the alps, and we're staying there for a week. I am so excited to ski in the Swiss alps, I can't believe that I'm going to (if the crazy snow that we're having here doesn't keep us from leaving!).
Tonight we're going to my host family's grandparents to celebrate, we'll have a big meal and stay over their house (apparently we eat all night with numerous courses!) I think this will be the first time that I will actually be awake at midnight when it's my birthday :)
Sunday we're leaving for the 8 hour drive through France to get to the Swiss alps. I usually detest long car rides, but I'm actually really looking forward to this one!!! I'm really excited to see more of France, even though it will probably be mostly highways. But the thing that I am looking the MOST forward to are the mountains. With the exception of some small hills in Namur in October, I haven't seen elevation since I've left. I love mountains so much, and I know that these ones will be incredible!!!!
Merry christmas and happy new year to everyone!!