France in Fredericksburg

The 21st visit of students from Frejus, France, to Fredericksburg began Friday evening. Follow the Advance as the students chronicle their stay.

By Martin Davis
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Students from Frejus, France, and their hosts at Bastille Day on Sunday.

Editor’s Note: Late Friday afternoon, a dozen students from Fréjus, France, touched down at Dulles International Airport and made their way to Fredericksburg. They will be in Fredericksburg until the 23rd, when they depart for a visit to New York City. Between now and then, the students will visit King’s Dominion, Lake Anna, enjoy a trolley tour, visit Washington, D.C., and more. Each student is staying with a family that also has a teenager at home. Next year, those teenagers who played host to our friends from France will travel to Fréjus and spend time with host families there.

FXBG Advance is partnering with the Fredericksburg Sister Cities Association to allow the students to write short blog posts about their activities, and to share a few candid photos. Today we have a look at the trip to a Nats game on Saturday night, where one lucky visitor was selected to toss out the first pitch.

We hope you enjoy tracking with these students for a couple weeks and getting to know them. Learn more about FSCA and its relationship with Fréjus, including how you can get involved, by visiting the FSCA Frejus website. To learn more about the other cities in the Sister City Association, visit here.

Fun at the Old Ballpark

Hello, I'm Maxime; I'm from the sister city of Fréjus and my co-respondent is Darik. I threw out the first ball of Fred Nat's baseball game Saturday against the Mud Cats. For the first throw, the people who participate were told not to step on the white line (foul line) when walking onto the field because it brings bad luck.   

Students from Frejus and their American hosts took in a game at Nat's Park on Saturday. A group shop was taken along the first base line (left), and Maxime is shown holding the ceremonial first pitch (right).

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