Day 1: Packing and Preparation

A sample of my reading for the summer

Hello Readers!

I'm Olivia Perry, and I am a rising junior at UNC-CH. I am double majoring in History and Public Policy and minoring in Education. Even though I want to pursue education policy after I graduate, I really enjoy taking French classes and have always wanted to study abroad. So, today I leave for Paris for 5 weeks! Ahhh! As someone who has only been out of the country once (and that was in 3rd grade), this is a huge deal, and I could not be more excited. I'll be going with 12 other UNC students and a faculty member and grad student as well. I'll be taking one French language course at the Sorbonne, and I'll be taking a French culture class with UNC professor Martine Antle. So, if you want to see what I'm up to, you can check on my adventures here!

I did almost all of my packing last night- yay for procrastination. But I think I've got everything! I was at the beach with my family for the last few days, so I had quite a bit of preparation to do last night! I actually had to leave the beach a few hours early because I thought that I may have an ear infection, but the doctor yesterday said that I'm good to go. Visiting the doctor the day before going abroad was not exactly what I had planned, but life happens, and I'm sure that I have much more of the unexpected to come my way very soon.

My flight leaves at 5:15 tonight, so since I'm packed and good to go, I'm not really sure about what I should be doing right now. Watch TV? But I'm too excited! I will be flying with another girl from my study abroad program, which is reassuring because I am not the best at navigation. So I think that I'll be able to find my way to the Opera bus stop when I arrive at Charles De Gaulle airport.

I think that that's all for now! Bon Voyage to me! Let the adventures begin!