mardi 27 janvier 2015

Going to Paris!

River in Grenoble, France
Whoa...I'm going to Paris...I'm going to Paris...

Going to Paris has been one of my dreams for a very longtime and it is finally coming true. For me it's not about seeing the Eiffel Tower, or the Arc de Triumph, although those things are important, but I have always wanted to simply be there and experience this grand city in France where a large amount of history and more specifically, artistic history has taken place. Just absorbing the feelings and the sights of Paris will be a treat within itself.
Annecy, France

For this first trip, I say "first" because I plan to go again, I will be going for 3 days. In these 3 days I plan to go see Versailles, go to the Musée d'Orsay, I believe, and see the Eiffel Tower of course. Since Paris is such a large and rich city, I unfortunately can only do so many things within 3 days. But I'm happy to be doing what was planned. 

I hope that this entire experience is worth while because this has been something I've wanted to do for such a long time and I hope that if I like it enough, I can return, possibly for work. 

Have you ever really wanted a dream of yours to come true that you'd work so hard to make it happen, that it was almost insane what you'd do?

Well, while I don't think I'd do ANYTHING, I would do a lot. Right now, as the semester is beginning for me and things are getting started I am noticing all that I can do. What I mean by that is since my problems have been put into perspective, I have had an epiphany of sorts to what I consider "hard" to really be. 
Annecy, France
For example, back home in the states I would avoid doing certain things because I had a "fear" of the result or of all the possible things that could go wrong. Think "being led by our insecurities" sort of thing (credit of Tiarah Tucker). But after being here, I realized that those things aren't anything compared to doing it in a different language. When you have difficulty communicating things in everyday life, I have to reflect on the simplest things. For example, if I'm hungry and I want to try out this new restaurant, first I think, "Well, you're going to have to go out of your comfort zone and try speak French without them knowing that you don't speak French". And then I think, "Well, what if they try and have a conversation with me?", "What if they speak too fast and I have to ask them to repeat themselves several times over?", "What if they realize that I'm an American and hate me just because of that?" And the rest continues....But I realize if I let those thoughts continue to fill my head, I will never get to try the food at the restaurant and am left with, "what if?"
Lake in Annecy, France

Now that's a very not serious example of something that can be very hindering at times and probably there are people out there who have studied abroad and said, "I have never had that problem", Well, you're not me so...leave....Anyways my point is that if I continue to have little bursts of bravery like that on the daily, how much potential do I have to do things on a large scale? This is such a great mindset to be in because the possibilities are unlimited. 

I hope this mindset continues. Even when those obstacles come.

Now...PARIS!



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