Our guest family is now on their way to Lancaster, PA to see the Amish country. From there they'll visit Philadelphia, Cape May NJ and then return to their home in France.
While they were here, they visited the Air & Space museums (both downtown and Udvar-Hazy), the Capitol and the Washington Monument. They were consistently impressed with the interactiveness of the museums and how understandable the exhibits were.
They remarked repeatedly on the generosity of Americans with their time as museum volunteers and with their money as museum donors.
They experienced Wegmans.
My small supply of french phrases has improved considerably. I can now offer the children the opportunity to feed my pet fish instead of to eat them, which originally met with very confused looks.
On Monday we hosted a big pot-luck dinner with neighbors (learning that in France this is referred to as L'Auberge Espanol). On Tuesday evening we took them on a canoe & kayak excursion on the Potomac River, stopping to picnic and swim on an island beach. And last night they prepared a feast for us in our own kitchen, complete with decorations of construction-paper French flags and a crayon menu made by their youngest child, complete with misspellings:
Menu
Repas Francais
Restaurent de la famille Sion-Lesbros
Entree
Salade Verte (green salad)
Et Champignon farcies (stuffed mushrooms)
Toaste
Plats
Poulet au Peche (Peach Chicken)
Dessert
Tarte au pommes (Apple Tart)
Tiramisus (Tiramisu)
The dinner was served in courses, and was accompanied by a French wine that came from a vineyard near one of their favorite places in France.
After dinner, neighbors came over again for dessert. There were extended thank yous and good-byes into the night and again this morning. Our family and neighbors were sorry to see them go. We exchanged addresses and phone numbers; our kids will friend each other on Facebook. Maybe someday we will visit them at their home.
What a spectacular experience. Thank you to Servas for making it possible.
Repas Francais
Restaurent de la famille Sion-Lesbros
Entree
Salade Verte (green salad)
Et Champignon farcies (stuffed mushrooms)
Toaste
Plats
Poulet au Peche (Peach Chicken)
Dessert
Tarte au pommes (Apple Tart)
Tiramisus (Tiramisu)
The dinner was served in courses, and was accompanied by a French wine that came from a vineyard near one of their favorite places in France.
After dinner, neighbors came over again for dessert. There were extended thank yous and good-byes into the night and again this morning. Our family and neighbors were sorry to see them go. We exchanged addresses and phone numbers; our kids will friend each other on Facebook. Maybe someday we will visit them at their home.
What a spectacular experience. Thank you to Servas for making it possible.
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