Griffin Family

Tonya Loreman 226 7th Street Marietta OH 45750 Friend from AFS W.E. 'Mar' McCachern PO BOX 490 Gainesville FL 32602 Met on airplane ride home Kevin Stevens 6148 North Moody Chicago IL 60646 Orientation AFS friend Samantha Lenox 8986 Blue Jacket Apt 1408 Overland Park KS 66214 Orientation AFS friend Stephanie Ray 1420 Bridge St Ashtabula OH 44004 Nukhet Tuncel 18 Wildwood Drive Lynnfield MA 01940

I saw everybody at church. It feels good to be back. I am still suffering jet lag.  Slept for 3 hours after church. I rearranged my room and went out with Rob and 8 other people to a movie.  It reminded me of bad experiences in France.  I hated it . It was Born American. This will be my last entry in the this book.  Right now I am happy to be back and inside I have bad feelings about France. Good night.

Finally slept until 10:30 but I'm still not caught up.  I tried to do my history today but could not concentrate.  I went and saw Linda today.  She is going to call when Joe gives her his new address.  There was supposed to be a swim party for church but only a few families showed. We ate dinner and then Rob and i went to a party of a friend of his.  It was fun.  We sat around talking with the family. I'm still not over jet lag. Oh well. Goodnight

Sent 12 rolls of film off to be developed. Senior pictures were today and I know they are awful.  My eyes were bloodshot and I felt gross.  oh well. Charlene and I went together and afterwards talked for 1.5 hours. After lunch everybody went shopping.  All day we were in the mall. I made crepes for the family and they really liked them. Rob and I went to see Karate kid II. I asked him. We went and each paid our own.  Afterward we talked about our feelings. We never finished because when we got to his house Jamie, Mike Fanelli and Mike Tabasco were there. It was late anyway. I started to explain the bad parts of this summer - the emotional stress and pain.  It felt good to let it out but I still need to talk more.  I feel relieved in a way. I am still very exhausted - of course once again it is after 12.  Maybe someday I'll catch up on my sleep? Good Night!

The whole mutual group came over and took me and Tammy out for breakfast.  It was so neat.  we went to Denny's.  Tammy spent the afternoon running around with me and my mom.  I stopped in at Taco bell - no thrill - got shoes and went to the dr. I am now on an inhaler for my asthma.  I don't know exactly what jet lag is but I think I got it. I got my hair chopped and went to band and then Mike Tabascos house until 11.  I am so exhausted I can hardly see straight! Tomorrow is my senior picture and my face is still broken out. It is so gross! Mom talked to me until 12 about all the troubles here this summer.  I don't know if she needed to talk or if she just thought I should know or if maybe it was a little of both. It is good that she can sit and talk with me. Some people don't have that kind of relationship with their family or mom.  I feel numb again about my trip. Everybody asks how it was and I don't know what to say. It was awful an...

Day 66 Once again I find myself sitting on a plane between Tonya and Samantha.  There is a guy from Florida who we have been talking with.  He came in from Russia and England . he took our pictures and said he'd send them to us. He is really talkative. Kind of funny I guess. I am so relieved to be going home finally!  It is sad saying goodbye to all the friends I've spent the last 2 days with. I haven't slept in almost 3 nights because of my stupid asthma.  It is totally miserable.  Even now my eyes are all blood shot and I still have a whole 6 hours extra when we get home.  We arrive 2hr after we left - it is an 8H45M ride.  We flew over England and Ireland and are coming in over Boston and New York.  It is the longer of the ways to go home. The guy from Florida gave us money from Russia.  It is neat. The $ bill is the size of monopoly money. I feel all talked out and it is hard to write. Continue later! Customs was really easy - not ...