Yes, Yes! It's true!
S'il vous plaît, j'ai perdu mon pull!
Kathy and I have decided to host a French teenager for a few weeks this summer. No, I'm not a bit slow. Why do you ask?
I've always wanted to do something like this, and certainly down the road thought we'd host some kids, and maybe have Max hosted in another country when he's a teen or whatever.
When I saw an opportunity for a relatively short 3-week hosting for kids, I thought it would be a great idea, especially since we're open this summer with Kathy being pregnant. Kathy was, like, totally up for it. Rock on!
We were interviewed this past week by the Compass-USA representative, and I'd like to think we passed with flying colors. Hell, the kid'll be staying in our guest room, aka the Toulouse-Lautrec room. No kidding. Yep, a French artist. It's, like, you know, serendipity.
Why you ask?
Thinking back...in school, everything was sort of forced on you, whether it be difficult or boring schoolwork, or whether it be exciting field trips. Basically, everything was planned for you, good, bad, or boring.
Then, after college, I finally realized: this is the real world. No more people planning for me. I can sit on my ass my entire life, and nobody will lift a finger to stop me. Nobody cares enough for that.
If I am going to enjoy myself and have an exciting, productive, busy life, one that impacts other people in positive ways, then it is up to me and my family to make it happen. So, I'm making it happen. Writing soccer articles to be published, inviting a student to stay with us, it all sounds like great fun, thinking wine cellar thoughts, so let's just give it a whirl.
It's your life, get crackin'!
Posted by BilFish at April 26, 2004 06:50 AM