As my time in France is winding down, I've been thinking back to my first impressions of France, and how all the cultural differences from the States seemed so interesting and striking to me.
Four months later, it has become a way of life.
Of course, I am still an outsider. I still don't dress like the all too stylish young French girls (and I will never wear high heels everyday like French ladies because I am already tall!), and I am not fluent in the language. But their everyday lives are no longer a mystery to me. Looking back at my early blogs about French culture and eating habits, and what they do on Sundays, I've realized that all the things I described have become normal to me.
Since I will be back home in less than three weeks, it's time to start preparing for a reverse culture shock upon my return to Ohio.
HOWEVER....
All that said, some little things never cease to amaze me and I still (although less frequently) constantly learn amazing tidbits about French culture.
Today, my language teacher told me that there are SIX CONTINENTS in the world. That is right, six. Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, and America. According to them, the Americas make up only one continent.
I told my host sister this evening that Americans believe there to be seven continents, and it blew her mind.
I just thought you might like to ponder that idea while I enjoy the last of my time on one of the six? - or seven? - continents.
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