Temple to visit France over the winter break

The anticipation of the events that are to occur the next morning builds to a level that is almost unbearable, making it very difficult to go to sleep that night. As night falls, she closes her eyes, attempting to rid her mind of everything and concentrate on sleep. In the next few hours, she will awaken to a day that beats almost any dream. This will be Christmas morning, the morning that most children dream of all year long. The only twist to this year is that Bianca Temple will be waking up to Christmas in France, rather than Christmas in the U.S.

This is the first year that Bianca will travel to France with her father and his girlfriend. They are traveling to visit her grandparents who have recently been employed in Paris. Their Chirstmas will not change much, only for the fact that they are in France and there is absolutely no chance of them seeing a white Christmas. They will be staying in Aix en Provenc, where her grandparents are currently living.  On Christmas morning they will wake up and scramble to the Christmas tree and wait for the whole family to be up. Bianca will open the stocking that has her name on it and enjoy the gifts from Santa inside. Then her family will gather around the Christmas tree and open the presents from the rest of her family.

“After we open presents, we pretty much chill all day with the family. My Grandma’s really into family activities, so she will probably come up with a scavenger hunt or something.”

It’s not going to be traditional, but Temple says she will sitll have fun. This way her family is not worried about traditions and the holiday can be relaxing. “I am really excited to go, because I have a French friend that was an exchange student here that we are going to meet up with. This way I get to see the teen scene and experience France as a teenager,” said Temple.