Final Presentation

Last night, after a few stressful days of planning we had our Final Presentation. It was attended by most of our work partners and a few of our billeting families. All in all it was a big success, despite finding out at the last minute that they'd changed our booking from a room in a college to the Suger Shack out in the middle of nowhere, just because we planned to have food there. Oh yeah, and some people thought it was at 7:30 instead of 5:30 because French time uses 24 hour time, so it was 17:30, and they didn't think the one looked like a one on our invitations.

We had a projector where we showed off some of our many pictures, and we each took turns talking about such things as workshops, activities and parties. We finished off our presentation by singing "Ode to Alfred" a compilation of songs we put together for a skit during Mass Orientation way back when we first got here, and finished with "Time of your Life" by Greenday accompanied by Olivier on his guitar.

Ode to Alfred

Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows
Everything is wonderful is what I feel
When we’re together

High ho, high ho,
It’s off to work we go,
La, la, la…
High ho, high ho (x2)

Gimme a break, gimme a break,
Break me off a piece of that
Kit Kat Bar

Hey oh, hey oh,
On rentre du boulot,
La, la, la…
Hey oh, hey oh (x2)

Feels like home to me (x2)
Now I am all the way back home
Where I belong

Lavez lavez
Savez-vous savonner
Lavez lavez
Les carreaux, les paves
Lavez, lavez

Je vais a l’etable pour tirer ma vache
Pas capable de tirer ma vache
Un bon mmm… chocolate chaud (x2)

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go.
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why.
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time.

It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right.
I hope you had the time of your life. (x2)

Each part of the song is meant to represent a different part of our day

PHOTO: Our group at our presentation. From left to right: Andy, Melissa, Lesley, Amelie, Darlene(me), Tamara, Becky, Olivier. Also our first photo as our entire new group.