This weekend my host family took me to Mont-Saint-Michel, a four-hour drive from Tours. In the morning we visited a mill and took a tour around explaining how the mill worked. Did you know the whole roof of a mill could be turned based on the direction the wind was blowing? With a bag of flour in hand, a quick change of clothes and some rest, we went to Mont-Saint-Michel. It was beautiful! It looks like it was straight out of a Disney movie, and it had an interesting story to match. After touring around the abbey, my host student and I met up with another pair of students and we had lunch together. After Saint-Michel my host family showed me what the beach was like in France. While very different from the ones I’m used to, being around the calm water was very peaceful. My day was extremely busy, but I am glad to have experienced something I never had before.
