I'm so happy to be home! Don't get me wrong, it was an awesome trip, I learned so much, and it was an amazing experience but I think everyone was getting tired of each other. The tension was growing between people and I think 19 days was a good time period for the trip. If it was any longer, I think some people would be really really perturbed with some others.
Question of the Day:
How is England or France different from America?
Well to start off, France is different from America because of the spoken language. But it is also different culturally. As previously mentioned, we saw a wedding in a little market area where the vendors and people shopping around or at cafe's were just pretty much ignoring it. In America, I would imagine that people would at least stop and stare because that's how our society is today. It seems like in France, that if something is none of someones business, they just ignore it! It's rather cool to see that happening.
Describe the best meal you have had on this trip.
I don't necessarily have a favorite meal that I had on the trip because I liked a lot of things. I loved the crepe with nutella. I have never had either of those things so it was fun to try something new. I also like the friend at hand pub that we went to as a class. That food was really good. I think I liked the pub food of London better than the cafe food in France. But it was all good and it was fun to taste things in different countries. We also had Pizza hut from London and France to compare to Americas. America won hands down with Paris in second.
Describe a shop that interested you.
The shopping center in the Louvre had a lot of expensive shops but my favorite was called Pylones. It's a really trendy shop that's full of color and nifty things. They had everything from beverage coasters to dog leashes to wallets and cigarette holders.
Describe something you bought that you couldn't get in the USA.
Truthfully everything I bought excluding the food, I could have gotten in America. Which is pretty sad considering we were there for 19 days. The only things I did buy was French wine for my parents and French chocolates. The chocolates were very good. But my parents are saving the wine for a special event so I didn't try that yet.
What was the absolutely best thing about the trip?
There were so many things that I loved about this trip! I was definitely getting museum overload by the end of the trip. Especially with the Louvre being the last museum we visited. But it was really cool to see the paintings and sculptures we learned about in class and connecting the knowledge I gained from there to them. I also loved the Moulin Rouge and seeing the Wimbledon tennis courts.
What will be the most significant thing that you tell your friends or parents about the trip?
The whole trip was an amazing experience! I'm so lucky I was able to get the chance to go abroad my freshman year! I would tell my friends and family that this was so much fun and I would recommend going there to anyone! It was truly an experience I will never forget.
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