Family life in Mazamet:

How is family life in Mazamet?

Most of the families didn't speak English very well, but they made great efforts to communicate with us. At the family's house, I got my own bed room and my exchange student slept in her own room. I ate three times a day together with them; we had breakfast, lunch and dinner together. In the evening other families with other exchange students arrived and we played games or talked together. The exchange students organized our free time and after a few hours the parents arrived and brought us back home. This was great!

I had the feeling to be really welcome because the family cared about me a lot and spoiled me very much. Every day I was provided with lunch packets. My exchange student only wanted the best for me and now we have become really good friends. They were very sporting because one day we bowled together and then we went shopping in the shopping-center. It was a wonderful day. I had a lot of fun with the family and they were very friendly and nice.

Finally they bought me a farewell gift and baked my favorite cake for me - strawberry cake. When we had to go back to Germany the families were very sad and most of the mothers cried. Everybody had very much fun there and we plan to go back to Mazamet next year. I'm glad to know that my exchange student will come to see me in September!