Paris // Lyon // Nice // Le-Puy-en-Velay
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Greetings friends, family, and more!!! This is Minhee, your beloved host and blogger for the next 20 days or so. Thanks for tuning in! Before rambling about anything, I want to give you some context about my trip to better understand what the heck this blog is and what I am writing about, particularly if news of ~Minhee's travels~ is all new to you. WHO: Yo! Again, this is Minhee, a rising junior in packaging in college who is traveling to France (yayyy). I will be solo traveling for a little, and then meeting up with 5 fellow packaging students and many ESEPAC students (continue reading to better understand) to take classes together. WHAT: I have the ~spectacular~ opportunity to travel to France for a 2-week study abroad at ESEPAC, a French packaging school in the countryside (random indeed). While planning the trip, my dad and I decided that some solo time in Paris would be pretty cool, so we booked my flight a little earlier. I will also be spending some time in Lyon before classes start with a fellow student, hosted by an ESEPAC student. As for what I will be doing and learning at ESEPAC... well, I suppose we'll both find out very soon. Hehe. WHERE: I am headed to France! Like mentioned, I will be in Paris for a couple of days, in Lyon for a weekend, and then in Saint-Germain-Laprade at ESEPAC . *amazing* WHEN: I am departing tomorrow night and arriving in Paris around 12:20pm their time on May 21st. I shall be in Paris from May 21 - 24, in Lyon from May 25 - 26, and at ESEPAC from May 27 - June 8. WHY: Europe (and other places in the world) has always really intrigued me. I have never been and always wanted to. I was also strongly encouraged to study abroad going into college. Some relatives had done it and really loved it. Although my stay isn't for a semester or a year, I think it is definitely enough time to teach me a lot. But also, when will I ever get the chance to attend a French packaging school again? Very niche. HOW: How did this trip come about? By the grace of God and the packaging department at my college. How am I getting around? A lot of walking, metro, and my phone. How do I feel? Hypeddddddddd! A lot of text - here's a fun rendition of me, a minmoji, if you will. :^) Expect to see lots of (real) pictures and whatnot in the future.
Anyway, I decided to write up a blog because I wanted a space where I could write my thoughts, observations, and summaries and share it with others. I thought a blog would be accessible, customizable, and perhaps entertaining to read. I think this experience is quite unique in regards to the content and to me. Like I said, a French packaging school is so random and cool! I look forward to learning about how ESEPAC operates and interacting with the students. I honestly have no clue what I'm in store for, but maybe that's a good thing. To my latter point, I have never been to Europe before. The only time I have traveled overseas was to South Korea. My family usually vacations within the United States - totally not a bad thing and I am very grateful we can travel at all. Even each state maintains its own vibe and culture. However, I think experiencing a completely different country is its own journey with a different kind of value. I'm sure the French way of life is much different from my own in Jersey. I also have never traveled alone. Yes, I have had day trips to New York City or other local places here and there, but never to a destination that required a plane trip and extensive planning. So traveling alone to a foreign place? Very new to me, but I am so so excited (yet anxious). I really understand why traveling is so addictive to other people now - I'm already looking into plane rides to other destinations, despite not even embarking on my trip yet. Just the thought of being somewhere brand new is pretty cool. Anyway, those were just some lingering thoughts. I hope to update this blog everyday with new pictures, stories, and experiences. I plan to stroll aplenty, people-watch, eat much bread and cheese, and live the best days I can. Weeeeeeeeeee! (Shoutout to Reddit and YouTube for preparing me :^) )
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