SMUS FRANCE/ITALY RUGBY TOUR 2024
3/22/2024 0 Comments Team Kim Blog PostThe past couple of days, Team Kim has enjoyed their separate experiences in Toulouse, Saint- Marcellin, and Lyon. Each member spent time with billets from the rugby teams of Lycee Bellevue (Toulouse), and Lycee La Saulaie (Saint-Marcellin), and then a day of relaxing in Lyon. Ewan WS and Markus D were roommates for their first billet experience: “We were able to go to a club practice with their Lycee Bellevue rugby players, where we were able to see how the players trained.” (Ewan) After a tiring practise, they went home to enjoy some interesting food, “We had pig head in gelatin with pickles, which was very interesting. We also tried lots of different cheeses, which was also very interesting.” (Markus) Jordan M found the language barrier between him and his first billet to be challenging, but he didn’t let it stop him from having a great time. “The dad could speak Spanish and English so it was easier for us to all communicate.” (Jordan M) He greatly enjoyed the cultural experience and he also was able to participate in a club practice with his billets rugby club, where he found both the coaches and players did a lot of yelling! Sam B really appreciated the experience of talking about rugby with his billet. “My billet was the former rugby coach for the Bellevue boys team, and so we got to talk a lot about rugby.” (Sam B) Dani P got to play a game of touch rugby with his billets and other boys on the Bellevue rugby team. “It was really fun to play a fun game with them after our big game.” (Dani P) Quinn M, among other others, was able to go to his billets club practise, which he found was very interesting to observe. Taylor M was very happy to find out that her billet was friends with another exchange student from Spain, who was a big Taylor Swift fan like her! Ava G and Ivanna W were roommates for their billeting in Saint Marcellin. Their billet lived far out in the country and they had to take the metro for an hour in the morning in order to get to school. On the second day they were able to go to a club practice with the Colomiers Rugby team where they were surprised and impressed by the level of intensity the players played with during practises. For their next billeting experience in the small town of Saint Marcellin, Markus D, Taylor M and Ivanna W’s billets held a little get together where they were able to dance to French music, eat delicious French food, and also walk around the old city. Finally in Lyon, everyone walked around and enjoyed free time in the beautiful city. Activities included shopping, visiting cathedrals and discovering interesting historical buildings. Quinn M and his friends rented scooters and discovered the city at a faster pace, while Dani P and his friends visited the Cathedrale Saint Jean Baptiste de Lyon. Written by: Quinn, Markus, Ava, Dani, Ewan, Taylor, Ivanna, Sam B., and Jordan.
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