Almost Half-Way

I don't have any new pictures, but I'll describe what's been going on lately. Today I went with my Rotary club to the most famous ski station here: Courchevel. Apparently, it's where all the celebrities and rich Russians go. Not too long ago, a Ukrainian billionaire had his 50th birthday party there and spent $50 million on it. Anyway, I didn't go skiing, the other exchange students and I accompanied the kids with autistic problems who we were having the day for. In the morning, we went to the skating rink and in the afternoon the kids went skiing with instructors and Mauricio, Keilah and I went sledding down the 1 km long sledding hill that descends 300 meters! It was very intense sledding and we had a fantastic view of the forest, the valley and all the mountains around. Courchevel is really high up, so it has fantastic views! Another good point: no teleskis!! Anyway, it was really fun. We ate at this really swanky chalet and watched all the skiers go by. I hope I get to go back there and ski another day! The villages were really pretty too, these snowy little streets lined by stone houses all in a row, or chalet-type houses made out of large stones and pretty wood. It was gorgeous. And they had everything! There are families that live there with kids who go skiing everyday or figure skating or rock climbing. That might get boring after a little while, having to spend an hour getting down to the valley and constantly being around Louis Vuitton bags (actually, there's a really pretty hotel there owned by the same guy who's president of Louis Vuitton), but for a week that would be really fun!
Otherwise, it's just been school... they're taking a practice-bac this week so I don't have school Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday afternoon! I'm really excited for the break.