It's after 2 A.M. the Sunday morning prior to my departure. I'm going to be away for a month and I haven't started packing, with no ambition to start. It's Tminus 55 hours to when I will be standing in the airport with my (packed) bags in hand and I would rather pop a disc from the second season of "The Big Bang Theory" into the DVD player and veg out. Ah, post-Christmas/New Year laziness - you help me none. Currently, I am filled with high hopes and a little anxiety about the trip. I will be in a new city that will provide hours upon hours of exploring and the use of my second language; conversely, it will be the longest I will be away from my home state and nothing like the numerous road-trips and week long trips around the U.S. of my past.
No, this time I will be in Paris. La cité de l’amour. I am so incredibly privileged and still awestruck to be going on this trip. It all happened so quickly; one day I walked past a table that said "Register for J-Term Abroad", saw the price tag, and I realized I had to go. This type of an opportunity rarely comes twice in a lifetime. There are some people who never leave their hometowns, let alone the state; the country! It is my wish to take a lot of pictures so I plan to post some of my favorites (and maybe a few random ones) on this site for all to see.
It's late and I have some packing to do. Next stop, Paris! (Au prochain arrêt, Paris !)
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