It's unbelievable that a year full of events and opportunities has brought me to where I am at today. I find it interesting how people change through the course of a year. At this time last year I was overwhelmed with exams and dieing to be home for the summer. I had thought of going abroad but nothing was concrete.
When the thought of going abroad came to thought, I envisioned myself traveling to Italy or Spain. Interesting enough, it's not where I will be going to nor will it be what I am studying.
Today I find myself 7 days until my flight to Paris and looking forward to a month full of things to experience. I will be traveling with a group of 75 composed of students, faculty, and staff from the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida. This opportunity presented itself in the Fall when talks of a trip with the college were being thrown around. Truth be told, I spoke to my dad about it and entertained the idea for while until I placed my down payment to be enrolled in the program.
After meeting my professors and fellow students coming along for the ride, I knew it would be a great experience. I am luckily being accompanied by great people from organizations I am involved with and journalist all wishing to gain the same experience I intend to gain.
In France I will be talking to the locals, trying to get to know everything about them. I intend to hit up every street corner, boulangerie (bakery), musee (museum), and travel the transit lines to understand what it means to live in a French city.
So until then, it's up to me to prepare myself for this promising trip which is to leave an ever-lasting imprint on how I view the world. Check out the books I am reading for my classes, maybe one may spark your interest and we can discuss it.
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