Reflecting early

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Although I've been in Paris since December 14th,  I still feel like I'm seeing and learning new things every day. I wanted to study abroad because I wanted something different, new and I wanted to see a side of me that I tend to hide while I'm back "home." I came back to Paris because for some reason I feel more confident here. I'm wearing outfits like cropped flare pants, that I'd be too scared and too shy to wear back "home" 

Home is in quotation marks because I don't know if I can really call it home, I'd be lying to myself if I did. I haven't felt at home for a long time and maybe that is because I moved a lot when I was younger but I can truly say that I feel at home when I'm in France. I have great family members and friends here. Maybe that's why when everyone asks me if I miss home, I say no.

I was confused. 

I was confused because this is where my heart wanted to be and live but my mind wanted something else. My mind wants to go to law school in the U.S. But after countless nights of thinking that I have to give up on my dream of becoming a lawyer, I figured why not make my dream better by becoming fluent in French and attending school here to become a lawyer. This will be hard because I might have to do another three years of my bachelors because the education system here is different but I'm sure that It will be worth it.

We chose what classes we wanted to be in last week and we were advised to pick only 2 or 3 classes "intense" classes from the university and then 1 or 2 other classes taught in English so we wouldn't be stressed out.

I picked 4 "intense" classes.

I knew that It would be hard but I also knew that I didn't pay a lot of money to not come here to "study" abroad. I know what I'm here to do and that's to become fluent in French and if this means taking economy and sociology classes then that's what I'll do.

Don't get me wrong, I will also have fun and hang out with my friends. In fact, my friend who is studying abroad in Spain right now is coming up to Paris to hang out this week. I'm excited to show her around and even teach her a few French phrases. 

 


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