Imagine, if you will, two young, curly haired blondes in the Salt Lake City airport who were hungry. They decided to go get some Cinnabons without looking at the time. When they casually returned, they sat in their seats and waited for their plane to board. Not long after they sat down they heard: "Emily Robinson and Darian Tibbitts report to gate D9 immediately." They rushed up to see what was the matter, and discovered that the plane was 5 minutes from taking off and had been waiting for them. So they rushed aboard feeling stupid but laughing the whole time.
Now imagine two curly haired blondes at George Bush International airport who did EXACTLY THE SAME THING. Only this time they were delayed by veggie burgers instead of cinnamon rolls.
At long last, I made it! AirFrance is really nice. Tons of free movies, I tried to watch Girl With a Dragon Tattoo. Had a whole row of 4 seats to myself (what luck).
Upon arriving at the airport, I had the perfect introduction to France. On my way to the baggage claim I came across a sprawling and growing pool of blood. As I got closer, I realized it was a bottle of wine that had fallen and shattered on the gray marble floor.
Paris is cold and rainy. The shuttle ride into town was miserable (because the driver was crazy, I was carsick and tired) and the whole while I was saying in my head "Why did I come on this stupid study abroad? I wish I hadn't."
But after taking a nap, I had a new and positive perspective. I looked out my rainy hotel window, and saw.....
The Eiffel Tower.
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