More than several months later, returned home from Paris, I am still reflecting on my experience and finding new things to be grateful for. Connections I could not have made anywhere else, conversations in which I would never have been brave enough to partake, and the ability to express sentiments for which my American-classroom French would have made but a sorry apology are only a few of the things that came out of those eight weeks. I can confidently say that submerging oneself in the professional environments found in another country is an undertaking that offers something unique… To all you students hovering between sending in your application and a having few extra hours to pass doing other things, I warn you that your exact expectations won’t be met, but rather completely transformed and maybe even then, exceeded. Be brave!