International Friendships

Now that I have returned, so many people have asked me what my favorite part of the trip was. It's almost impossible to choose one aspect of the program that influenced me the most, but if I had to pick, it would probably be all of the friendships that I created. Actilangue was an international school so I had the opportunity to meet so many awesome people. From Germany, to Russia, to Japan, and some places as foreign as Texas, Actilangue had it all. We also got to go to an LDS church in Nice where we met a lot of really great people. I made some Niçois friends who we hung out with a few times. The last week when Lindsey and I were in Paris, we met a Parisian who is investigating the LDS church and he took us on a tour around Paris, which was awesome. I have so many connections with people from all over the world, it's amazing. I'm already planning a trip to visit my Roman friend next summer. Not to mention all of the incredible students and instructors from UVU that I've become so close with and have loved spending my summer with them. This experience was better than I could have ever imagined. I gained so much experiences that just couldn't have been learned in the classroom.

The City of Love

Lindsey and I went to back to Paris for a week after the program. Little did I know, my boyfriend David had bought a plane ticket to come see me and propose. How romantic is that? It was incredible showing him around the most amazing city in the world and sharing with him all that I had learned in the last two months. It was the perfect way to end the best trip of my life!