I could not have asked for a better person to experience France with. You are incredible welcoming and kind, and I could never thank you enough for opening your home to me.

I am beyond grateful that you and your family cooked for me, despite my restrictive diet, and took me to the grocery store, telling me to pick out whatever food I wanted. I vividly remember you loading up my backpack with my favorite snacks everyday, those little pastries with sugar coating, french bread, and assorted nuts. What I am most grateful for, however, is that you did not judge me for eating an entire baguette for breakfast everyday.

My favorite part of the night was when you would crack open my bedroom door and shyly ask if I wanted to watch Netflix. We would sit on your bed, under your small, twinkling lights, and you would turn on the english subtitles for me while we watched Teen Wolf and Gossip Girl.

Another fond memory of mine is when you snuck me onto public buses using your sister’s ID, and we would laugh at the fact that I looked nothing like her.

There are so many other memories I hold of us, like walking along the beach in Normandy and you taking me to buy French outfits, and I will cherish them forever. You are one of the reasons that my experience in France was so magical, and I am sad you have not yet been able to come to the United States. Tu me manques, et j’éspere te voir bientôt!

Love,

Sarina