"EVASION SPORTIVE" and "VTT TRAIL & COCKTAIL NAUTIQUE"
Salut! My name is Lauren and the camp I went to in France was the Best!
If you think rock climbing is the best thing on earth, try canyoning. rock climbing down rivers and waterfalls with rock slides! As you go down, the water splashes against your face. It feels as if you were in a dream.
Not only are there water slides but also little cliffs to jump from. It's so SWEET! The camp I went to was a major sports camp. We went camping everywhere. We also went river rafting and hydrospeeding.
The best surprise was walking on a glacier on Mont-Blanc. I'm definitely going back with VSF next summer!
Lauren F., Age 10 , (USA) Summer 2010
To anybody willing enough to listen: THIS IS FOR YOU!
VSF's French camp is SOOO COOL! OK, Maybe you've heard that a thousand times and then found out that the camp stunk. This time it's different. Take it from me, when you go to a country you've always dreamed to go to, do sports you like and actually learn something from all that, isn't that called a miracle?
When I heard about this camp - I loved the idea, when I went there - I could not find the words to describe it. I made lots and lots of friends! All of my friends at home say I'm shy but this time it was different. Everybody was nice and tried to do anything to communicate with me. The word "nice" underestimates how the French kids acted.
We did so many things in just 3 weeks and still had free time to play or even go shopping. We went rafting, hot dogging, hydrospeeding, canyoning, backpacking, hiking and walking on glaciers. Before camp - I had never done any of those activities, I had a really great time and loved it. This was my first time in France and I could not have thought of a better way to spend my summer! VSF takes care of everything leaving you just to have fun and enjoy yourself. If you think that I just wrote all this for my health - you must be crazy. What I think is that you shouldn't be shy or afraid. If you want to come here and make your dreams come true - then act. If you just sit there thinking about it - nothing will happen! It's up to you, but I'm here to tell you: IT'S GREAT!
Tatiana M., Age 11, (USA) Summer 2010
This summer, I went to a camp in the Alps with VSF. It was very athletic. Every day we would do one multitude of activities. We went hiking, rafting and hydrospeeding, they were all a lot of fun. First hiking, sometimes we would go far as many as 3 days. We would carry our sleeping gear in frame packs and hike for most of the day. Wealso went rafting for 2 days.
Some days we would drive up to the river, put on wet suits, rain jackets, life vests, and helmets. Then we would take the raft down to the water. Our guide was really cool because he would let us do fun things like shove each other in the water and jump into the water off of small cliffs.
Hydrospeeding is a way of swimming through whitewater. You have a thing in front of you and flippers on your feet. You also have a full body wet suit. You swim through the water and hit big waves. It's really fun! Overall, I think the camp was really fun. I would recommend it to any active kind of kid. Plus you get the benefit of being in France and learning its language and culture, for Real!!!
Julien G-Y., Age 13, (USA) Summer 2011