WVU-V!
"All en famille!"
June 29, 2000
(Katie McMullen, Senan Mashat, Natelle Gray, and Cindy Howley
at the WVU-V! farewell gathering, June 29, 2000)
[Please excuse the delay in publishing these pages. I've been having technical problems . . . again! Many thanks to my brother-in-law Antoine Crêtaux from making the publication of these pages possible.]
Today is special for another reason. This evening we hold our farewell gathering, which is made possible by a generous gift from some special friends of WVU-V! whom we met in Bordeaux earlier this month. WVU-V! was especially blessed this year with the opportunity to met with alumni and friends of WVU on that very special occasion. "All in the family" is exactly how we feel this evening, and we are grateful to know that the greater WVU family extends beyond the classroom to a whole community of faithful Mountaineers. |
Tonight is also a special night for French sports fans. Yesterday, France won a hard fought victory of Portugal in the European Soccer Championships. That qualified the French team for the final championship game to be held Sunday. This evening we are all anxious to see who will win the other semi-final game between the Netherlands, who are heavily favored, and the national team of Italy. The Dutch team plays marvelously tonight, but the Italian team fights off a series of penalty kicks, going on to win in the shoot-off of free kicks that breaks the tie. France will thus play Italy on Sunday in a historic game. Never before has a reigning World Cup champion gone on to win the European Cup. The whole nation, including our WVU-Vendéens, will be glued to their TV sets on Sunday in anticipation of a magnificent game of soccer. |
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No farewell gathering in France is complete without a
little dancing. Here Jennifer Lawrence and Lucie Lastinger show us a
few fancy steps.
Tomorrow we are off on our last field trip to the historical theme part known as le Puy du Fou. This is one of the most popular parks in France, due largely to its accurate recreation of different moments in French history. Since school is now out for many, we will be accompanied by a number of guests from the families hosting WVU-V this year. Once again, that "all in the family" feeling will be the order of the day. |
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