For our very first district Rotary meeting in France, all the kids in my disctrict went and toured Paris :). We ended up seeing Champs Elysée  the big, massively expensive shopping street in Paris (where Lady Gaga just happened to be as well, so that was awesome), the Arc de triomphe, the Louvre, and the Eiffel tower of course.

Mona Lisa, which I saw in real life (from about
20 feet away and behind a foot of glass, but still pretty cool)

We took a tour at night on the Seine river, and saw the Eiffel Tower all lit up, which was beautiful.

Still beautiful in the daylight. Climbed up to the
 second story, and enjoyed the view with the other kids.

Awesome and beautiful as all that was, the definite highlight of the weekend was most definitely getting to meet all of the other kids here. We've got about 20 kids in the district, some of whom share a french city, but most of us are pretty spread apart. We have kids from all over the world too; A lot of American girls, Mexicans, Thai, Korean, Brazilian, Japanese, a few Aussies, the list goes on. There's even another Canadian girl :). Everyone was more or less friends for life after the initial introductions, and the awkward 'so...what language do you speak?' conversations. It's interesting how quick exchange kids bond with other exchange kids. Maybe it's because of the shared experiences, how all the problems and worries you have are completely understood and probably shared between all the others as well. I still love dearly all my friends at home, but exchange kids definitely have a special place in my heart.