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I'm Devanshi Choksi from Surat. I'm an exchange student from Rotary Club of Surat for year 2009-10. I hate the people who keep advicing me all the time. I love my mom a lot,my whole family,friends and Indian food the most. I like to hang out with my friends anytime.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Waiting for New Year...

1 of my new t-shirt
Canadian Blanket as Christmas gift from my 1st host family
My Stocking and my Canadian Cap
My 1 of the Christmas Gift
My host mom- Dennis and me
Me, my TALL host Brother-Montaina and my host sister-Alex
My Host Dad-Berry, me and my host sister-Alex
Me and my host sister-Alex
Me, with my Christmas gifts
Gifts and Chocolates
My host dad's friend's family and my host family on Christmas eve


I had amazing Christmas...It was the best Christmas ever. We don't celebrate Christmas like this in India.So it was my 1st Canadian Christmas and honestly, I just love it. I got lots of gifts.A LOT.

On Christmas eve, I mean on 24th, we went to my host dad's friend's party. It was open house.That was fun.Then after we came back, my host mom and dad showed me my Christmas stoking. my host mom made it for me. They told me that Santa will come at night at he will make it full with chocolates and gifts.

Next morning, everyone woke up and got ready for Christmas.All gifts were under the Christmas tree.We started to open it one by one.That was so much fun.Then I took some photos with my host family and with my gifts.
On 26th and 27th I went for shopping with my host dad, because everything was on sale.I bought 2 new t-shirt and 1 new dress.OMG .... That dress is so good. I love that dress..I don't know where I'm going to wear it, but it is wonderful dress and it's Purple...My favourite colour.
yesterday I went to Summerland to see Coti and we chat a lot. ha ha ha....Gtalk.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Having X-Mas Vacation...

Robert...(SMILING) and Me
My Club's past President Mike, his wife and me
Sussan Esson...(My temporally host family) and me
Judy and Me
Santa and me
My Guitar Class
My New i-Pod Touch
My I love Canada Clay Box
My Club President Dennis Jackobsen,His Wife Jean and Me


I'm having Christmas vacation now. But I got sick for 2 days.It was my 1st cold after I come here.I always get cold and sometimes cough, but not here.Anyways, I'm fine now.
We got X-Mas holidays for 2 weeks.So no school for 2 weeks.On 15th of December, it was X-mas party in Rotary and I loved it. because I got amazing X-mas present. I got money and from that money, I bought a new i-Pod touch.OMG ... I'm so happy now.
On Friday, We went to my host father's friend's X-mas party and I met Judy there.Judy is going to India on 6th December for 4 months. Just to visit India. OMG...I was so excited to tell her everything and she was so excited to listen. I told her lots of stuff about India and then on Monday, she we went for dinner and talked about India, India and India.Ha ha ha. Probably she is going to Surat too.
Last Sunday, I went to Kelowna with my host father and host brother.We went to the shopping mall there and then to the swimming pool. It was new one with all water rides. That was really fun. There will more fun if all exchange students will go there together.
3 days ago, I wrapped X-mas gifts for Rotarians and specially for Robert.Yesterday and day before yesterday, I went to all of their houses with my host dad and gave them gifts. That was fun actually.Ha ha ha....Because Robert smiled in the photo.
In the last week of school, no one was studying.On the last 3rd day, we went to the old people's house(I'm sorry ...I don't know what it's call) from my guitar class and everyone played a X-mas song for those old people. Then we took a group photo there.My guitar class is totaly international class. Because there are students from India( obviously,me), Argentina, Japan, Germany, China and I think Brazil too an obviously Canadian.
I also made a clay box in my pottery class and I put I love Canada on top. It looks so good.
I think I'm ready for Christmas now and so excited for my 1st Canadian Christmas.

Merry Christmas Everyone......:)

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Wonderful weekend in Vernon...

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Monday, November 30, 2009

Moving soon...













I'm really having fun here and not missing India anymore.But don't worry,it doesn't mean that I don't wanna come back.Last week was super busy and lots of fun.Honestly I don't remember that what I did,but I can write from the photos.So its a good habit to take photos.
On Monday,after school I went to Safeway to post some cards to India and then I made made eggkari at home for my host family.On Tuesday,I had theater after school and we are really having fun now.Our act -The Grinch from pen high students is getting so famous here.Everyone wants to watch it and kids are so excited.
On Wednesday I had pottery club after school and Coti and I are making a box.We paint it on Wednesday and it will get fire and then we will get it.
On Thursday I had theater again.We are practicing a lot to make it perfect.
On Friday,I made double chocolate chip cookies for party next day.
On Saturday I gave Dinner Party to my all international friends.OMG...It was awesome.We had lots of lots of lots of fun.My all international friends here from Japan,France,Argentina,Norway,Germany,Thailand,China and afcourse Canada.We played 1 Christmas gift game,decorate cookies(we also put sugar cream on each other face),did dance,dark room game, and after boys went to their house,we girls played 1 questionary game and asked all funny and personal questions....ha ha ha
We also watched 1 movie called Rate Race.We went to bed around 3 in the morning.OMG....we all were so tired.My host mom woke up us at 9:30 and made breakfast for all of us.Thank you MOM.After breakfast,we started cleaning up and then we started dancing again.Crazy girls.ha ha ha. Then everyone started going back to home around 11:30.After everyone gone,I took shower and got ready for school, for theater practice.Sunday's practice time was long.It was from 1 p.m to till 7 p.m.Miss Rutherford-my theater teacher bought dinner for everyone.It was so good.After I came back,I was so tired.I went to bed around 9 p.m.
But it was such a good weekend.It was my last weekend in my 1st host family.
I'm moving to my 2nd host family next weekend.That will be so hard.I'm use to for all the stuff here and not its time to move.But its just the way t works.I have to accept....:(

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Having lots of fun...
















I had a great week.My host mom was in Hawaii,USA for work.So I was with Esson family for about 10 days.I really enjoy there.I came to my home on 17th and I also had theater on that day,after school.I took out my all luggage from my bag...(actually I hate to move because you have to pack your bags and then you have to unpack it.:D)


On Monday,We took some photos in school,because 3 exchange girls(not Rotary exchange) are going back to Japan in 1st week of December.So we took some photos with other exchange students in school too.We all were so sad that they are leaving soon.

On 18th,after school,I had Pottery club.So Coti and I made a clay box and wrote "I love Canada" on it.That was really fun.I made a statue from plaster of paris and my teacher put all the statues from class in the common area in school.So everyone can know that what are we doing in art class.
On thursday,I had theater again after school and I actually enjoyed it.On friday,after school I went to Coti's home.Because my host mom and my host sister were going to the concert.I went to watch Hocky game with Coti and her host family.We went to watch Coti's host sister's hocky match.Then we took dineer and watch movies.We strated chatting after movies and the time was about 2 in the morning..ha ha ha...
Next day we woke up at 11 in the morning.We took breakfast and watch another movie called "Polar Express".It was about Christmas.
Then we decided to watch New Moon movie in theatre.OMG>>> It is so famous here.I watched Twilight before and it was amazing.New moon was also amazing.When the next series of twilight will come out,I'll be in India.
Anyways,Then Coti stay overnight at my home.We actually chat a lot with my host sister,Kelsey.Then we went to bed around 2 in the morning.We woke up at 9:30 today.
Then my host mom give us ride to 1 Rotarian's home.Her name is Bonny.She invited us to her home to do some art work,because she is such a good artist.We made some cards by using WAX and IRON.That was really lots of fun...Cards looks so good.We made around 5 cards in 1 hour.Then she drive us back to my home and then we went for shopping with my host mom and Kelsey. I bought winter shoes today.Super expensive but I had to buy.I also bought Canadian flag for my blazer and 1 packet of candies for Christmas.It's part of Canadian culture.That candies packet is called 'Advent Calender'.
Then after we came back to home we watched 1 movie called 'Something Gotta Give'.Nice one.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Having fun...

































I'm really getting so busy here and honestly,I really like it.Because if you start getting busy then you will not be home sick at all.


11th of November is Remembrance Day here.There was a ceremony in school on 10th of November,because 11th is holiday.We sang Canadian national anthem and Danny boy song in school ceremony as choir students.It was really good.

I made Indian food on last Sunday and my host really liked it.I was so happy.I also made chocolate cookies & my host dad-Ean Esson helped to make it.

I had Theater group on tuesday and thursday till 7:30 in the evening and on wednesday there was no school but still I had theater group in afternoon.But that was fun.

I did nothing on Friday.But it was a special day,because it was my 1st snow.I woke at 7 in the moening and I saw outside and it was snowing.OMG>>>I was so happy but it was really cool.Obviously....ha ha ha

Day before yesterday I went to Oliver,to attend Marietta's host sister-Veida's birthday party.She turned over 15th and its a big celebration in their religion.


I went to church with Marietta's host family on Saturday before the party time.The party was started at 6:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.1st Veida danced with her father and god father.Its the thing which they have to do when they give their 15th birthday party.Then we took dinner and then the real party was start.On birthday cake,they write QUINCEANERA 15.Its Spanish.

OMG...The party was a lot of fun.We danced for 3 hours and it was crazzy.
I stayed overnight there and I came back today.