Hello ! I hope you are feeling good
today, I do a new video
about my ef trip
I just want to say, this is not my house that why the mess behind me,
I was to lazy for clean up
there is a light and a white wall in front of me
I'm dazzled, I can't see anything !
So it makes a white reflection on my head
I'm tanned but we can't see it, I love that !
Now I'm going to tell you how was my ef trip, the organization ...
First, before or after watch this video, you have to see my vlog
I recorded everything, it's cool
I went in Florida, more precisely in Jacksonville
with the organism ef
A language travel it's when you travel alone
you don't have your friends, your family
You can be with a host family or in a campus
Me it was a host family
On the morning, you have 3h of class
and on the afternoon you have activities
On the week-end you can have little trip or you stay with your host family
and the most of the time the family is very kind
they do things with you
I already went in England with Ef, and it's very different
On July 5 I took a train from Angers to Paris
I met a part of the French
we were in a hotel and you can't choose your room
It makes it possible to make acquaintances
because you know nobody, really
the next day we took the plane early
We always have EF leaders with us, for officer us
because you know in a airport, alone, im a little bit lost :)
for us it was Caroline, so hello Caroline !
We took the plane for New York
and we took another plane for Orlando
All the American leaders came to get us
with placards and music
after, we take a plane
uh ! not at all
we took a small bus who drive us in a hotel
other people from other country were here
the hotel, I'm hallucinating
there is a big pool, the room were soooo huge
They had ordered pizza, we could swim. Anyway : amazing hotel
the next day we took a bus for Jacksonville
and, when we arrive, it's was amazing
all the host family were here, with placard like " welcome Zoé and Clemence "
our placard was so cute, I was with Clemence I my host family
but it was an exception : you can't be 2 people from the same country in the same host family
it was an exception because we are youtuber
and our family was really adorable
it was a
floridien family ?
floridins family?
Floridians family ?
there is two parents : Laureen and Nick
two twins of 18 years : Katie and Savannah
and the little sister Melody, and the little brother : Nicolas
so cute, really, the family was like " wow"
Anyway, we arrive, we say hello blablabla
it's depend but you can go on the restaurant, or on the house or other things ..
The house was amazing, like on the movies
the next day, we meet everybody at the beach
and the Sunday you stay all the day with your family
and you do things with her
we done shopping, it was so cool
at the beginning I was a little stressed
I thought " It's going to be strange
you are going to stay all the day with the family, it's going to be embarrassing "
finally, not at all !
the neighbor had 2 students
Andrea, a spanish and Siria, an Italian
so, the week start, we have class on the morning
the host family drive us to a bus stop for we can take the bus with other ef students
the school, I never see that in France is not like that
beautiful, the classroom, very pretty
the class are not like in the college
you are supposed to work, but you didn't really work
The thing who really makes us progress is to speak English with the others people
on your class you have a lot of nationality
You are classified by level
before the trip, you have to do test on internet for they can see your level
In my class, there was
spanish, Italian, Finish, Swedish,Taiwanese
the teacher : American
it was so cool
and funny, the teachers were very nice
we discovered the differences of cultures
for the noon, the family makes you a lunch
and the afternoon EF organize an activitie
it can be bowling, rope park, beach, shopping
car wash, its when we clean cars
for have dollars for an association for a girl who have cancer
all the week you have different activities
you come back at 6pm
in America they eat earlier, like at 6.30pm/7pm
you can go at the restaurant with your family or at the cinema
at on time we went down town
in the night it was beautiful,
American city lol
the family are not pay for have EF students
they are volunteer, so they didn't do that for the money
they do that for the pleasure so obviously they are good
in the host family my friends were with one finish or Italian
or two people, like one Swedish and one spanish, it's depend
the first week-end, we went at Orlando
some people do it because they buy it, some people don't me, I done it
we done universal studio, disney world
disney water thing .. I dont really know the name
it was so cool, we slept on the same hotel that at the beginning
they told you " it's 11am you have to be at the bus at 6pm "
you just have to stay in the park
I really really loved this 3 days in Orlando
we had a prom
in a room, with a DJ, lights, food,
everybody had beautiful clothes
it was cool, but a little bit annoying because they always put Spanish's songs
the second week, same
class, activities, class, activities,
So here is how was my trip
our first family went in holidays
so we have to go I an other host family during 2 days
she was cool but I preferred the first
I have enormously attached myself to the person
the Americans are sooo nice
it was so sad when we had to leave the people here
after I was crying on my plane
the friends you made, they probably don't leave on your city
anyway, I posted a picture on Instagram for you can ask me questions
so, Im gonna answer you
did your family was far from school ? what do you advise me between host family or campus ?
you have to know that, in the usa, " far " is not like in France
like, one time we went at a restaurant, and I ask " is it far from here ? "
and they told us " no no is not far, it at 30 minutes from here "
in France, 30 min is not very far but is not close you know
we took 30 minutes to go at school by bus
and for go at the bus stop we had 10 minutes
but, you are with your friends on the bus so is not annoying
and, I never try in campus
but I think the best is host family because make new friends
It makes you more progressed rather than being on campus
it very enriching to see how the others function
what is the best between travel alone or with a friend ?
if you leave with a friend
you will not be always with her
in the host family, you will not be with her
in class, you will not be necessarily with her
you can be lucky and be on the same class
we were a big group, like 500 persons
in any case, if you leave alone, you will never be alone
You will inevitably make friends
do you have a better English ?
I don't really know if I progressed
ok, yes I progressed, I understand everything now
for talk, it always been more difficult
I learned a lot of vocabulary
People can understand me
but I can't juge me like " yes I progressed I'm the best now ... "
in 20 days, I learned like in 6months at school
because you are always speaking English
you never talk French except to your French friends
ans sometimes, in our room, with Clemence
like we talked so much English during they
we talked English together
it wasn't handicapping
who organized this trip and how long in advance
my mother organized that, but it's really easy
everything is explained, but it takes a lot of time
I advise you to do that 6 months or 1 years before leaving
for travel in the usa, you have a lot of things to do
you have to have a passeport valid during minimum 6 months
a Esta, anyway : a lot of papers, so it takes times
How much does the trip cost
so, it's expensive
i dont remember the price exactly
I d'ont know haw I can explain that, you can think " omg its expensive !!! " but, you do so much things
if you can do it one day, do it ! I recommend it at 1000%
how it works fo the cigarette and alcohol ?
i had a lot of questions like this
In the usa, you are an adult at 21
so you can't drink under 21
and you can't smoke under 18
but the cigarette have a bad reputation
like, on the streets, there is 0 cigarette on the floor
you never see a person smoking
When you sign up at the travel, you have a question : " do you smoke ?"
I dont smoke so I said no, but certain people said yes
and I think, you have to sign something that say
" You will not be able to smoke during the trip "
but you can see with your host family blablabla .. "
in all the cases, smoke is forbidden, drinking very forbidden, forget that
if you are a real smoker, you can talk with your host family, or a leader
a friend could smoke in his host family
the family gives him a little place on the garden and that's all
when you are free on the city, you can sit on a bench and smoke
just try to be a little hidden, no in front of everybody
If you get caught is bad for you
if you do so much bad things, you are going back to France and your parents pay the plane
what do you like the more during trip ?
for me it was Orlando
but, I find it crazy
to be on the same room with people from all the world
it's unbelievable the mixture of nationalitys
with Katie ans Savannah, the twins, they are Americans
Clemence and me, we are French
Andrea, she is Spanish
ans Siria, she is Italian
we went at the restaurant
and I thought it's amazing, around this table we are from 4 different countries
I think this is what I most liked
be able to meet people that you probably never meet them
how long was the trip ? And at what age can we go ?
the trip, it depend, EF propose trips all around the world
you have to go on the site
it's for all the prices,
for the age, you have different groups
you will be with people of your age
did you parents accept directly ?
like it wasn't my first trip with EF, there was no problem
but the first time, they were worried
they said " yes ..it's strange .. hum .. "
the don't have a lot of trust in that
but, we are so well taken care of
there was like 20 leaders
it's very very organized
we never had problem
I know some parents are scared to let their children with " strangers "
but, EF do that since a long time, they are professional
you never be alone
the family has been verified before you come
if you have a problem with your family or other, you tell it to the leaders and they fix it
Given the price of the trip they have to fix your problem 😂
this experience was amazing ! I hope I will go with EF again
I dont know haw to explain, it's soooo nice
I wich everybody to do that one time
I think it was the best trip of my life
and when I think about that I have tears in my eyes
because it's was a very good memorie
Ahhh i d'on like cry !
And there tell me that it is finished, and I probably never see some peoples
I spent so much goods moments, it met amazing people
and I have to stop crying
It's a crazy experience
ahh why I'm crying ! what is my problem !
I keep the best memorie I can of that trip
I miss my host family so much
I want to see them again
Thank ef, thank you, thank you everybody
I have never experienced anything so intense
I hope you enjoyed my video
if you have any questions, ask them in comments
if you hesitate to go, don't ! just go and stop ask you questions
I love you so much and rendez-vous next Saturday at 3pm for an other video ! BYYE
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