Dana Burrington
VS: You were in the French Club. What did you do with the club?
DB: I went on exchange trips to France. I did that in eighth grade and then in 10th grade that is what really sparked my love of France and my love of travel.
VS: How long were the exchange trips?
DB: Each was two weeks. We traveled to Saint-Gaudens in the south of France. It was really lovely. I stayed with two different families.
VS: Did your host families speak any English?
DB: I think they did a little. I always tell them just to speak in French. I want to practice as much as possible.
VS: You must be pretty fluent?
DB: I’d like to think so. I think I’m still I little shaky…that’s why I want to go to college and study French.
VS: What do you like about the French language?
DB: It sounds nice to my ears. I think part of it is I was in France when I was 7 months old. I was a baby so I might’ve had a little bit of influence there.
VS: Why were you in France as a baby?
DB: My parents were in France visiting my grandparents who decided to spend some time there.
VS: Anything you’ll miss about the high school?
DB: In the yearbook I was (voted) teacher’s pet. I feel like I connected with a lot of teachers, especially my French teacher and my Latin teacher. I’m definitely going to miss all the people.