So when did I become obsessed with Paris? It started in London actually. When my father took my sister and me for a trip to Scotland and London. Scotland to visit family and then London because it was too close not to go. Once in London I begged my father everyday to just take the train and ferry (?) over to Paris. We were soooo close. Pretty please daddy? I was 19 years old, soon to be a junior in college. The answer was no of course.

I was not to be deterred. During my junior year of college I found a study abroad program in Paris! One of many but for this one you didn’t need to be fluent in French and it was part of the SUNY system so I’d pay the same tuition and get transfer credits (but grades didn’t count as long as I got Bs). Sounded perfect!

So began my journey to Paris for the first time.