Hello Des Moines tis i channing. The brothers and sisters say hello to everyone there. I like riding on planes but for seven hours om my gosh. The last four hours i was only thinking about jumpin. Not pysically but mentally. Our train ride was fun it was so clean and had purple seats and orange too. Wow is right. The ones we have met so far are the kindest and most loving sisters. So here's the thing if you like tea well u need to come and visit here because i had tea twice yesterday. Yep the whole cube and sugar thing and the just sitting and talking thing. It was nice because we went to a sisters house who is Portuguese speaks french and Spanish and is in a Portuguese group. She was the sweetest little thing. It's so cute cuz they get frustrated when they try to get out the english words they want. I say u are way farther than me in french. The houses are the coolest things and the buildings are so neat. Haven't ate out yet but the food at home has been great. We mostly had a lazy day today gettin ready for our marseille trip tomorrow. We travel by plane to there and are going to be picked up by a another family who we are going to stay with there. They have hooked us up with family in marseille and possibly paris. Its awesome cuz we won't have to pay. Something funny...hm..on the first day we were walkin around and a guy who had a shop at the market yelled out "c'est trop chaud". ¨I was like what?" and maryline said he said that "its too hot." They don't where sunglasses in the winter. Wat its not even winter yet. Thats crazy! ha ha All u highland parkers and brindi and madison yep i know crazy huh? I saw like one person but i will always be watching! Muahahha! For any young sisters out there, i have not been to a meeting yet but i will let u know. Oh yeah! I will write again later. Love and miss each and everyone of u.

-Channing

PS. FYI they have no dr pepper! wat! ha