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Hi.
I'm going on a school trip to France for 2 weeks in November. I've been looking forward to it since May and according to the itinerary, it's going to be interesting. There won't be any parents around but my teacher who knows about my AS will be there. None of my friends are coming and I don't want to be paired with anyone but the teacher now... A little anxious about it and my therapist is trying to help me be less awkward during the trip.
Any tips on how I could survive the trip?

Okay, maybe branching out from intellectual topics pertaining to France, to topics related to that, to topics related one level more, wherever your interests lead you, for both during and especially after the trip?

If you are paired with someone, does it mean you have to stay with them constantly, or just share a room? If you just have to sleep in the same room, then it probably won't matter who you are paired with, as you won't really actually have to interact with them. I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but hopefully this helps! Also, let your teacher know you are a little apprehensive. I'm sure he/she will be able to help problem solve with you!

I found when I went on a mission trip to Poland that it was easier to function over there because I don't speak the language fluently and people expect the trips and stumbles I made trying to speak it and they didn't catch the ones I made in English. The whole crew with me knew I had AS and were very understanding. I hope you have an awesome time, and just try not to stress over it. The people going with you won't see anything they haven't seen before if they know you, and the ones you will meet there you will never have to see again in your life so why does their opinion of you matter?

Of all families to be assigned to, I had to be given the one with a psychoanalyst mum... I'll be staying with them for a week, which might be a problem...

I agree with the camera thing. Take so many photos that you don't have time to be worried about anything else.

But I don't agree with the "no time to be awkward" thing. I went to China for 2 weeks and I was pretty miserable because everyone else seemed to be having the time of their life, and all I could think was "I hate the food I hate the bathrooms I hate the hotel I hate the traffic I hate the loud bus I just want to go home."