Inspired by "10 Things I Want to Learn"
Ever since I was a freshman in college, I had wanted to study abroad. However, there was two major challenges to achieving this goal. Firstly, I am afraid of plane rides. There is something unnatural about being that high up in the air. I can never get comfortable with the idea that I am above the clouds and zooming across the sky at hundreds of miles an hour. Secondly, I can only fluently speak English. Speaking only English limited the number of programs I could qualify for and the number of places around the world I could go. This all changed the fall semester of my junior year when I was approached by my Spanish professor about summer study abroad program in Paris that lasted a month. The program was for literature and writing and the classes were taught in English. Even though I would still need to know French to get around the city, I decided to apply of the program. A few months after I sent in my application, I found out I was accepted. Following my ac