Day 9- Bullecourt

MONDAY 19TH JANUARY 2009

ARRAS, 5+

Woke up late- 7.05, and only had 20mins to get ready, AND I managed- proud aren't you mum HAHA, so I had a yoghurt on the run, but that's ok cos the yoghurts here are sooooo good, I love them :)

I really want to try Danettes though, and also Special K with dark chocolate flakes, cos Molly has been telling me about them and they sound very tasty!!

Went with Cami to classes this morning- English, then Maths then Biology. English was fun, we rocked at it (of course haha)- got to participate. The teacher gave us 7 frenchies each and we had to answer questions about ourselves and Australian life and now they have to write a paper on it.. Little bit wierd, but it was good :) They couldn't believe that in Australia school is only 9-3!! In Maths I listened to my iPod and coloured in a piece of paper, cos it was tres boring and I didn't understand haha. Then in Biology they had a test so I wrote out some postcards, I promise you they're coming soon!! The classes over here are so different, more of a lecture than anything, the students just listen and copy stuff from the board.

In the afternoon we visited Bullecourt- a memorial for the Australian soldiers who fought on the Western Front during WWI in Bullecourt near Arras. You might not be able to see the trees in the distance of the photo here, but the Australians hid in amongst them because they didn't have trenches, and they basically went in unarmed on open ground. The trees didn't give them much cover at all.
Every year, in the fields, they have around 150 finds- everything from shrapnel to bones to bullets. 150 every year!! The little museum we went to had all of the finds and was very interesting, yet sad. There was one soldier who was just 15 and lied about his age just so he could serve. They found out his real age when he got injured and he had to serve 6 months in jail for lying. To think that he would go to that extent to fight in the war is amazing. The soldiers were so brave, and although the memorial is sombre, you get a real sense of pride for your country.
A demain,
Ash xx


ps- Had a jam doughnut this arvo! I'm a little homesick, I want to see everyone and go to the footy! To think it's only been just over a week!!
pps- poor Aria had to go to a LACE MUSEUM on the weekend- her Frenchie is so rude to her, she doesn't let her do anything, it sucks for Aria..