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Due to a strange loophole in Australian duty of care laws in approx 2006 some French backpackers were permitted to run and organise a âlinguistic immersion campâ in the countryside with high school kids and I signed up through school. Could have gone terribly as the supervisors were often absent or hungover but I had an absolute blast and made so many friends. We were all nerds and spent most of the time playing cards and writing down playlists for one another on scraps of paper since we had no internet access. I remember falling asleep on the bus on the way back with my head on the shoulder of another kid who Iâd met days prior and feeling totally accepted and at peace. It was just before everyone had a phone/socials so once it was over I never saw them again. If anyone in the Melbourne area was at the Alliance Française high school immersion camp please HMU, I would love to chat x
Apr 26, 2024
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đ˘i went for 4 years and i wish more than anything i could go back and relive it again.
my friends are sick of my stories from then, but it holds so much of my being.
i got to be away from my parents and around new people who didnt know me along with my best friend at the time. it was a new experience and the first time i had freedom and learned how to sail. i donât have contact with my camp friends anymore but we follow each other on instagram still.
i wish every kid the experience
Aug 4, 2024
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maybe itâs just my personality, I tend to avoid intruding on othersâ space. Most of the time, I just exchange a few words and thatâs it. But this trip to the South of France was such a beautiful coincidence. Last Friday, the five of us were exploring the cliffs in La Ciotat. Vincent borrowed a snorkel mask from a German girl in a couple we had just met. Later, the guy from the couple came up to the rocks to sunbathe while we were taking turns going into the water to take pictures. When Vincent returned the snorkel mask, he chatted with them a bit. I had already guessed they were from Northern Europe or Germany, they didnât have the typical âsouthernâ look.
Then we drove to another spot and saw an old fisher man fixing his fishing net. We talked to him briefly, and he told us where the toilet was. Just as we got there, we saw the same guy again standing at the entrance. He said his girlfriend was inside, and somehow we just started chatting, and ended up having a super fun and but non superficial conversation. Turns out they live in their car and shower by the beach. Thatâs honestly so impressive.
They suggested we go for a drink together, and from the ice cream stand, to the burger spot, to a bar till almost 2 oâclock in the mornin. we talked and laughed so much. had the best conversations with Mathilda, it was just so joyful. We planned to take the boat together the next day, but we couldnât make it at the end. The day after, my sister suggested we ask them if they wanted to go to the beach again. We ended up hanging out for about two hours, and I had another great talk with Anton, so many interesting perspectives from daily life to politics. In the end, we didnât get to say goodbye properly (so so sad), but we waved at them from afar cause the parking lot was about to charge us more and they swag so far far away!
genuinely hope there will be a next time. Itâs rare to meet people so spontaneously and feel such a genuine connection.
Then we drove to another spot and saw an old fisher man fixing his fishing net. We talked to him briefly, and he told us where the toilet was. Just as we got there, we saw the same guy again standing at the entrance. He said his girlfriend was inside, and somehow we just started chatting, and ended up having a super fun and but non superficial conversation. Turns out they live in their car and shower by the beach. Thatâs honestly so impressive.
They suggested we go for a drink together, and from the ice cream stand, to the burger spot, to a bar till almost 2 oâclock in the mornin. we talked and laughed so much. had the best conversations with Mathilda, it was just so joyful. We planned to take the boat together the next day, but we couldnât make it at the end. The day after, my sister suggested we ask them if they wanted to go to the beach again. We ended up hanging out for about two hours, and I had another great talk with Anton, so many interesting perspectives from daily life to politics. In the end, we didnât get to say goodbye properly (so so sad), but we waved at them from afar cause the parking lot was about to charge us more and they swag so far far away!
genuinely hope there will be a next time. Itâs rare to meet people so spontaneously and feel such a genuine connection.
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I never EVER travel, but I saved up some money and was able to take my mom to France with me!! We visited some of our closest family friends and it was AWESOME.
Super stressful not knowing what anyone was saying but our friends helped us out. It was super cool (super hot) and hopefully I can go back soon.
Super stressful not knowing what anyone was saying but our friends helped us out. It was super cool (super hot) and hopefully I can go back soon.
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Nov 16, 2024
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âłIâm on the wrong side of 33 and i can tell you with utmost certainty that your 20s is the most chaotic time of your life and itâs amazing that anyone actually gets anything done during them. If youâre a type a planning type personality however I would recommend:
- if youâre the sort of person who cares about diet and fitness, establish those routines in your 20s - live where you wanna live. Donât live somewhere you hate because you think youâll have more fun later cos you wonât - get a job that makes reliable money that you can tolerate and go back to if your dreams fall through. It doesnât have to be a dream job it just has to pay the rent and not make you sad - don't smoke cigarettes
- use sunscreen
- be as cringe as you want. People expect it from you anyway. They wonât have as much patience in your 30s.
- if youâre the sort of person who cares about diet and fitness, establish those routines in your 20s - live where you wanna live. Donât live somewhere you hate because you think youâll have more fun later cos you wonât - get a job that makes reliable money that you can tolerate and go back to if your dreams fall through. It doesnât have to be a dream job it just has to pay the rent and not make you sad - don't smoke cigarettes
- use sunscreen
- be as cringe as you want. People expect it from you anyway. They wonât have as much patience in your 30s.
Nov 25, 2024
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đWalking into a formal celebration and taking in everyone looking and smelling good. The smell always stays with me the mostâcologne, soap, hair product, cigarettes, leather, shoe polish. Everyone so clean and proud and a little bit shy. So special.
Dec 7, 2024