Victoria's French Journey

Duncan Businesses Who Helped Me...the last week

2009-08-12T18:47:00.000-07:00

The Vine and Fig Tree

Doug's RV

Breakfast Optimist Club

Thanks for your donations to help fund my AFS experience in France! Keep me in your prayers so I can make my goal....I only need $4000 now! :D

More and More!

2009-08-05T19:43:00.000-07:00

Thank you!

Janice Gallup
Storey's Carpet Outlet

The more I ask Duncan friends and businesses, the more they respond. Thank God for you!

More Duncan folks hop on the AFS Fundraising bandwagon

2009-08-04T13:35:00.000-07:00

To the following for helping out this hometown girl:

First Christian Church

Brenda Brisco

Allied Home Improvements

Pier 1 Marine

Thank you for donating and helping to make this opportunity happen for me. You guys rock! =D

Thank You Senator Sykes

2009-07-30T21:31:00.000-07:00

So Today was pretty interesting.

umm, our Oklahoma State senator dropped by our house today....and donated some money!
=)
that was a shocker...we didnt see it coming.

and then we also got some more donations.....

Nina Greipel
Virginia Bryant
Duncan Builders Supply

SO basically I just wanted to say Thank You to those who donated and supported me!!!!

You Guys are AMAZING!

=)

2009-07-26T19:58:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

umm I havent blogged in a month which is not good so im sorry.
but RIGHT now as it is getting closer and closer im EXTREMELY nervous!!
Ive been studying soo hard and I still feel like....I dont know enough.
I found out that I leave Semptember 3RD at 9:30 P.M from New York....im so stolked!!
It feels like its not even real...kind of like im dreaming.
....I still dont know who my host family is......which is something that I want to know REALLY bad!

OH YEAH.
August 11th I have my visa appointment at the French consulate in Houston,TX.....WOO!!!

Have a nice day everyone.

=D

2009-06-06T20:14:00.000-07:00

WAHAHAHAA!!!

HEY EVERYONE!!!
Ive been really busy lately with fundraising but I still need some more help.
So keep donating!!!:D

HAHA!!

2009-05-25T14:33:00.000-07:00

SCHOOL IS OUT!!!!!

which means that summer is HERE!!
I am going to be studying even more now that im getting closer to my departure date.

so far this summer I have been at home studying.

Im getting even more excited each and every day!!

were still fundraising...so if you want to donate just go ahead and donate!!:D

YAY!!!:D

2009-05-06T21:39:00.000-07:00

I wanted to tell everyone that I am EXTREMELY sorry that I havent been blogging lately and its because I have been sick and I got behind in school and I had to catch up!:D

so from now on unless i get sick again...I will be blogging a lot!:D

My Benefactors Thus Far....

2009-04-20T07:10:00.000-07:00

I would like to thank the people who chipped in and helped me get that much closer to going to France:

My Uncle Sandy and Aunt Amelia

The generous Jenna Isaacson

Jonny's restaurant (killer burgers, by the way)

You guys are the best!!!

2009-04-18T18:58:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY3mYrq3fEQ

GO check my friend Ashlee and I out!!!!!
and listen to what we have to say!!!

2009-04-14T20:05:00.000-07:00

HELLO TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO READ MY BLOGS!!

today I went to my first work out class.......and it was a step class.
which mean........I was dying!!!
I was in a room with people that are older than me and I was surprisingly the only one in the room that was having a hard time with all of it! :(
As I took a break and watched them they had SOOOO MUCH ENERGY!!
They were like a whole bunch of energizer bunnies in one room!!!
I wish I had the mental strength to go through all of that!
maybe next week will be easier.
but for now I'll just go in the work out room and work out at my own pace and do my own work outs!

also today in French we watched a video on French Cuisine and It made me drool and everybody in the class was just sitting there staring at me while i was in LALA land
so I publicly embarrassed myself!

HOPE YOU GUYS HAD A GREAT DAY!

2009-04-12T16:34:00.000-07:00

TODAY I'm going to tell you about my weekend!

On Friday I woke up at 5:00 a.m and left for Arkansas at 7:00 a.m
So as I was riding on the charter bus,my seat laid back,zoned out and listening to my music.....a bag of M&M bite size cookies comes flying at my head from across the bus...I wasn't quick enough to doge it so it hit me in the MIDDLE of my forehead.
THEN about 30 minutes later as I was leaning over the seat and talking to someone the bathroom door comes open and hits the right side of my face.
hahaha but we eventually got there and my first event was Bible reading......and I got EXTREMELY nervous.I made some new friends though and I the Gold!!

On Saturday I woke up at 5:30 after going to bed at 2:00

my first event for the day was puppets....and considering I'm short and the bar you have to put your puppet over is tall I think the people in the audience could barely see my puppet but everyone said we did fantastic!! My team ended up getting a Gold and an award.

2nd event was Large Chorus and my 3rd event was Small Chorus
I think we did FANTASTIC!! Our ratings for that event haven't came in yet so I don't know what place we got but we got compliments from everyone in the room.

my last event of the day was beautiful
and I was relaxed until I looked in the crowed and there was this girl just giving me the most angry stare I think Ive ever seen in my life!!So I forgot my words for a moment and winged it for a second till I could remember the words.After 30 seconds I remembered my lines and said them .No one could even tell that I had forgotten my lines!! We ended up getting a GOLD!

I also got gold on photography,bulletin board,and scrapbook
After all this I had a couple hours to chill out and find random people to make friends with.Which means ELEVATOR RIDING time!!!
While I was on the elevator I met tons of people!!
That eventually had to come to an end and I had to go home. :(
We left and arrived back home at 2:00 in the morning!!
and I had to wake up for church today at 6:00.
I am VERY tired!!!!

I hope your weekend went well!!

2009-04-09T10:06:00.000-07:00

GUESS WHAT!!??
im SICK!!!! :(
which means I am going to blog!!

Yesterday in French class we finished watching the Scarlet Pimpernel......and I thought it was quite good!!
today I had Taco Bell which wasnt very good on my tummy considering im sick.
Tomorrow I am going to Arkansas for a convention where I compete in random event with my church.
And im still fundraising!!!!
So those are some of the events I have done recently and things that im going to do!

I HOPE YOU HAVE AN EXCELLENT DAY!!

2009-04-07T16:31:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!!!
so the last post that I posted....I said I was EXCEPTED into France when I actually meant that I was ACCEPTED into France. (actually I was almost "EXcepted by AFS France, but they decided to take a chance on me.)
Im very sorry for that spelling that incorrectly.

but today in class after I finished my homework...I was pondering on how I felt about leaving my family,and my very close friends. The answer to that would be im SCARED SENSELESS!!
I am also probably the most EXCITED child in the UNIVERSE!!

Ok!! now since I got accepted...I now have to fundraise and since the economy is down money is hard to come by for some people...Im still going to need YOUR help!
There should be a link on my profile for donations and If you have any questions feel free to ask!!

Have a GREAT and HAPPY day!!

2009-04-05T19:32:00.000-07:00

HEY!!!!!!!
I got a huge secret that im gonna tell you!!!

I GOT EXCEPTED INTO FRANCE!!!

So now im fundraising which is extremely hard considering I live in a teeny tiny town in Oklahoma.
So that means im going to need your help........on my profile there should be a link in which you can press a button and give a donation of some sort............EVERYTHING counts!

So....If you could do that for me I would pretty much be thankful to you forever.....because your helping my dreams come true!

2009-01-15T17:38:00.000-08:00

Dear Global Leaders Scholarship Committee,

THANK YOU!!!!
Soooooo much for helping me take my first steps toward my dream of going to France as an exchange student!! Im very excited about going and making new friends and experiencing new cultures but at the same time I am very nervous because I am representing AFS and America.........also because its hard leaving everything you know and jumping into a world you don't know. Thank you for your generosity, and for giving me the opportunity to prove myself. :D