PARIS & LONDON 2015

Study Abroad, but make it chic…

I studied abroad in 2015 & I haven’t shut up about it since. I’m going to write about it here, and maybe after this I can give my close friends and family some reprieve. I’ll give you alll the details on the trip, how i felt during it, etc.. and as a treat I’ll toss in about a million photos.

When the chance to study abroad came up in junior year of college, I jumped at the chance. I had dreamt of going to paris one day (really really unique characteristic, unlike any other 22 year old girl from the suburbs) and this was my chance. I called my sister to ask her the best way to ask my parents if I could go (and if they could fund this endeavor). My sister advised me, “The answer is going to be no, i wouldn’t even ask if i were you.” My heart sank. Growing up, our financial situation was ever-evolving. My dad always made it seem like we had no money, my mom made it seem like we had plenty. We participated in sports, never went hungry, always had nice clothes. But I would often hear my parents talk about how expensive everything was, not knowing how they’d pay certain bills, etc. ANYWAY, confusing family finances aside, I recalled one of my dad’s favorite phrases, “If you don’t ask, the answer will always be no.” I took a deep breath, called my parents and said “I really want to do this study abroad thing and jhara already told me you guys would say no but I dont wanted to ask anyway.” To my shock they said Yes. I took that yes with a grain of salt and thought surely something would’ve come up that interfered with me going on the trip. A few months later, I was eating a crepe in front of the Eiffel tower in all my touristy goodness!

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