Life changing experience

I went to France already having visited Paris, but I learned and experienced so much more than I expected. The program is unexpectedly personal because we meet Holocaust survivors and visit military cemeteries. I cried for many things and I carry many stories that sit heavily in my heart. But they need to be there because these stories need to be passed on so we don't forget the horrors of World War II. We also studied the French Revolution, where much of our conceptions of government and the state come from. We each have our own private dorm room in Paris with our own full bathroom, which meant that it was very convenient to explore Paris. We went to Normandy, Lyon, the Alps (where we hike up a mountain!), and two castles in the Loire Valley. This program was absolutely life changing and I would do it again in a heartbeat.