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Day 10

Breakfast

Pack

Airport-(goodbyes to myriam)

Board the plane- ( journey from it)

Home

Hartlepool sixth form college

Day 9

After having our breakfast we all gathered outside the hotel to be told what was happening. Since the rugby lads were playing in a rugby game later, we were allowed to have our free time now. A lot of people just wandered around everywhere to find something to do, others went back into the town centre. Once we all had had our free time we all got ready to go to the field where the lads would be playing the other rugby team.

As soon as the game started there was constant action, i couldn't sit still in my seat anyway, even if i was doing the filming. Once we had won, they all shook hands out of respect and Ellie and Abbey got a photo of both teams together.

After everyone was changed, one of the french students from the other team asked us if we wanted to join them for tea. They had a small food buffet on with some thigs we hadn't tried before which tasted great. Once evryone was full and tired we all headed back to the hotel and had a bit of free time left before going to sleep.

Day 8

Once everyone had filled themselves up with some breakfast, Wayne, Sophie and Gav decided to go back to the college for the full afternoon and have a competition in gymnastics.

Once everyone had done some revision and had eaten their dinner, we all headed back to the gymnasium for some gymnastics. Everyone had a mess about to begin with, that was until Abbey, Ellie and Gav decided to have a game of Limbo. Within seconds everyone was wanting a game. As this went on, Sophie and Wayne organised the teams out for the competitions.

After this was the rope, who could climb the highest. In practice, Tyres climbed all the way to the top, only to find that when he came down his hands would burn from the rope. Trust me when i say that it was a long rope, almost the length of the Atrium!

When this had came to an end, the vault was next. The most impressive and successful lands were the winners. Most of the lads were good at this however, Sean jumped over the vault so graceful, it looked as if he had took gymnastic lessons when he was little!

The best however was yet to come as the floor involved being imaginative. As people were going onto the floor peolpe applauded and when they were on the floor they just turned up the volume on their phones and did a crazy dance which went to the beat. I can certainly say that the most memorable part of this for me was when James landed into the splits at the end. All of the lads including the teachers just seemed to look at him in pain, whereas James was just proving a point as he had told people he could do it.

The competitions involved the trampoline, the rope, the vault, and the floor. The trampoline competition was first and the competition was how many front or back sumersaults can be done in a minute. During the trampoline competition Myres was doing so many back sumersaults he made everyone dizzy just by watching!

Once the points were added everyone had a bit of free time before going to the local pub to do a pub quiz. The winner got the money it cost to play and celebrated by buyin a few drinks.

A great end to a great day.

Day 7

Today we all went for the usual breakfast buffet before we went to the school for our hourly revision. Some did course work, others just purely revised. After this Eve took us all to their sports field where everyone participated in at least one sport.

Some people decided to have a go at golf with Eve while everyone else had a game of football. Everyone took turns if anyone was starting to get tired and they all worked together as they were versing the french students.

After this we went inside to the gymnasium were everyone was going to have the opppertunity to  have a go at Judo. While we waited for one side of the hall to be suitable for us to use we all wandered into the gymnasium that was full with brand new gymnastic equipment. The floor mats were so soft, they reminded me of a couch or a bed of some sort. By the time the Judo was set up, most people wanted to stay in the gymnasium so some of us went over to have a go at the Judo but kept changing over so everyone got a taste of everything. While we were in the gymnasium, most of the rugby lads had found that they could use their muscles in a different way and showed a talent for gymnastics.Eve even showed us some moves for gymnastics!

After a hard workout everyone went back to the hotel and had some free time to get a shower have food e.t.c. Since everyone was exercising all day, everyone got to sleep without hesitation when they were tired.

Day 6

Everyone had the usual breakfast as we knew that we would get hungry since we would be walking around alot. We went to the train station for half past 12 and arrived at Paris at half 1. We decided to go and see the Eiffel Tower today because we didn't have time to see it the same day as the Louvre. When we arrived at the Eiffel Tower some people decided not to go up either because they had been up before or that the que was too long. When some of the people qued up to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower, some people were trying to sell us all souvenirs. Some of us bought some stuff for our families, while others just haggled with them for pure entertainment.

After hours of queing we finally got to go right to the top and trust me when i say, the views were breathtaking.

After, on the way back down we all stopped in the gift shop to buy a souvenir. No one could belive the prices but when we realised that we wouldn't be coming back here we thought we might as well get what we want.

Since we had divided into two groups( one to see the Eiffel Tower, the other to shop) We decided to meet up at Louis Vuitton, to get there however, we took the underground to the Arc de Triomphe. The first time we all came here, Ben, Chris and Helen were with us, however because Sophie and Wayne weren't, we stopped for a bit and let them get a few photos,after all what's a trip without any memories. Luckily our meeting point wasn't that far away and we arrived on time with a little time to spare. When we had all rejoined one another, a few people went to Nike and Adidas, while others popped over the road to Quick to get some food. Within an hour we were all back and were ready to go back  to our hotel.

When we got back we all had some free time until the morning. Some went down to the Local pub to see their good friend, the owner and have a few drinks while others went to the town centre and had a look around. I can certainly say that on behalf of everyone that went, it was definately a tiring day.

Day 5

Today everyone got up as usual today and had their breakfast while they waited for the new teachers (Wayne and Sophie) to arrive. Ben and Helen had gone home last night, which meant Gav was left with everyone. When Wayne and Sophie arrived, they went to unpack while the rugby lads had a match to play.

As soon as we all arrived at Lycee Lagny the lads began their training as soon as possible with the students from Lycee Loineree. To begin with our college had a game of rugby with Lycee Loineree and then after, both of the teams mixed together to play another team. This was more challenging for our students however we still won them, which made everyone feel victorious.

When the game ended everyone shook hands out of respect and we all had a barbeque. The food was delicious and we all got a selection of drinks as well. When the barbeque finished, we all went back to the hotel and had a bit of free time. Some people prepared for our next visit to Paris when back, however some people celebrated our victory before falling asleep.

(Match Footage available soon)