Strike Two

So that thing I said in a previous blog post about my bad luck being out of the way...yeah.  I guess I was wrong.  For some reason unbeknownst to me, my bank, and my host dad who works at a bank my credit card does not work.  The past week has been a bit stressful trying to plan a trip to Normandy for the next four days and figuring out how I'm going to pay for it when my money is unreachable.  But luckily, my host family has gone above and beyond again and offered to help me out until we figure out this situation.
For the past 24 hours I let myself get away with throwing myself a little pity party, but that ends now.  It will all work itself out.  I may have encountered a few technical difficulties on this trip but it has been absolutely wonderful in terms of the people and experiences.  I grow closer to my host family by the day and each day I get to experience a new adventure in France.  This past weekend my host dad took me and my friends to the source of water for the company Volvic.  After we went to some cute cities and hiked to a beautiful mountain overlooking Clermont.  The next day, Natalie's family took us and some friends to the highest point in the region of Auvergne where we had a picnic and climbed down the mountain.  Tomorrow morning I leave for my first excursion: 4 days in Normandy with a few close friends.  Each day has been filled with adventures and discovery, despite a few bumps in the road.