DearLindsay,

　　Thanksforyourmessage.Yes,I'mhavingagreattimeonmyexchangeprograminFrance.It'sevenbetterthanIthoughtitwouldbe.IwasabitnervousbeforeIarrivedhere,buttherewasnoreasontobe.Myhostfamilyisreallynice.Theygooutoftheirwaytomakemefeelathome.Andyouwould'tbelievehowquicklymyFrenchhasimproved!I'mverycomfortablespeakingFrenchnow.AlthoughIstillmakelotsofmistakes.Itdoesn'tbothermelikeitusedto.Mybiggestchallengeislearninghowtobehaveatthedinnertable.Asyoucanimagine,thingsarereallydifferentfromthewaytheyareathome.Forexample,you'renotsupposedtoputyourbreadonyourplate.You'resupposedtoputitonthetable!Ithoughtthatwasprettystrangeatfirst,butnowI'musedtoit.You'renotsupposedtoeatanythingwithyourhandsexceptbread,notevenfruit!(Youhadtocutitupandeatitwithafork.)Anotherthingisthatitisveryrudetosayyou'refull.Ifyoudon'twantanymorefood,youshouldjustsay,"Itwasdelicious."Also,it'srudetoputyouhandsinyourlap.Youshouldalwayskeepyourhands,butnotyourelbows,onthetable.Ihavetosay,Ifinditdifficulttoremembereverything,butI'mgraduallygettingusedtothings,anddon'tfindthemsostrangeanymore.I'llwritesoonandtellyoumoreaboutfireinFrance.Hopeyou'rehavingagoodschoolyear.

　　WangKun