Welcome to the 2014 CISV Maine-Isère Interchange

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"Ce n'est qu'un au revoir.."

"It's only a goodbye..." (we will see each other again soon)

Well.. this is it, it's the end of a journey.. despite the very early hour (wake-up at 3:30 AM to be in Geneva at 5:30 AM), six friends wanted to be there at the Geneva airport to say goodbye to their six friends. "Ce n'est qu'un au revoir"...

Thank you again Hélène and Jacky for taking care of our kids during this month!

From the CISV Isère Parents.

Farewell party in Montbonnot (Isère)

 

All together on the grass...

All together in the pool!

Look my new hat!

Let's dance...

Whale's Tail

Photo taken on Family Weekend in Maine

Part of Cole's & Mathieu's adventure together

Maine National Night in Bernin (near Grenoble)

Maine National Night in Bernin

Plenty of food: hamburgers, hot-dogs, macaroni cheese...

 

Cookies and blueberry pies...

Great job, Maine delegation! 

Kiitos!

And now an energizer...

Maine presentation is starting...

Young presenters get prepared..

The Maine leader makes the introduction..

.. and the young presenters take over...

.. in front of a captivated audience who learnt everything about...

Lobsters

Blueberries

Maple syrup

including tasting!

State parks

Potatoes

Wood harvest (lot of trees!)

Thanks to the kids, this was a great presentation!

End of the night in the swimming pool

All members of both delegations in the water!

under parent supervision, of course...

On your marks... 1...

2...

and 3!

Splash! Nice synchronization of Maine and Isère delegations

Visiting an organic farm and an old coal mine in Sainte-Luce

Saint-Luce is a small village (< 50 habitants!) located in the Alpes mountains, sixty kilometers South of Grenoble. Let's visit an organic farm producing local cheese (yes, we know, you cannot avoid cheese in France ;-)...

Production process explained by the farmer...

Two main ingredients: milk and... time!

Humm.. are we going to taste?

This is where time is needed...

Do you think it will fit into my suitcase? 

And what about the customs? 

Humm.. I don't think it will be allowed...

Smiles...

More smiles... despite the rainy day..

Let's visit now "La Mine Image", an old mine where miners used to extract anthracite (coal) since the nineteenth century. This mine is closed since 1997 and has been transformed into a museum (http://www.mine-image.com/en).

Let's start the visit..

We are inside the mine...

...and outside! After all, we prefer the fresh air.. 

See you soon...