My supplementary book was Mark Twain's "Innocent's Abroad".  I found this book to actually be pretty dense, sometimes it was a little tough to follow the descriptions that Twain presented about certain things, such as his peers or his destinations. However, the descriptions that I was able to follow easily I found them to be pretty witty. He incorporated humor into his book and it did keep me entranced with the book, despite the weight of it. I also found his descriptions of the places that he went to were wonderful as well. He depicted scenes of grandeur as well as squalor in very vivid colors. It made me want to experience  all of these places myself. All in all I would recommend this book for future students.
     In summation of my trip here, It was an experience of a lifetime. Yes, I know that is just the typical, regurgitated description of a trip abroad. Nonetheless, it is an accurate one. I have never been abroad before in my life and the fact that I was able to cover so many places I have only seen in magazines, books and the internet it was amazing to see them first hand and say "I've been there". I can now be able to say that I have done something that no one in my family has ever done before. I am a truly a lucky person. I know that the majority of my friends and family will think so as well. My best friend Colleen said something that I had never thought of before. She told me that she has always thought that I have been the most independent and bravest person that she has ever met in her life. And considering I have known her for the better part of 15 years, I would say that is quite the achievement. That statement made me think, I have never thought of myself as independent or brave at all. However, now looking back over the past three and a half months I would say yes, I have grown to be an exceptionally brave and independent person. I have had to go through some tough times in order to get to this status, but I am here. And although, I have never missed home as much as I have during this time, it was all worth it; because if I had never come to France away from everything that was near and dear to me then I would never have grown into the person that I am today.