Early this morning we boarded our Delta flight headed out from the the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris back home to Salt Lake City, Utah. We landed in Utah at 2:00PM. This landing brings a conclusion to my European Adventure I have been on for the last month.
I have only been home a few hours and already miss the ambiance and magic of Europe. I can imagine the smell of a delicious crepe with Nutella and Banana on it, or the sweet taste of an authentic Italian gelato.
I miss the feeling of friends sitting together to enjoy a wonderful meal accompanied by the music of some passing musician serenading us with his accordion, while the slightly crisp, but not too cold, air would lightly surround us as as we casually sat outside some quaint, little cafe.
I marvel at the wealth of knowledge I have gained these last few weeks from visits to various corporations and political organizations that have helped me to understand International Business and International Relations on a level most graduate students don't even get to experience.
I miss: Magnum bars. Multi-grain cracker chips from Switzerland. Better tasting European Coca-Cola. Kebabs. Chateaus in every city. Buildings built centuries ago. Landmarks that make me want to be in love. European style. and most of all I miss my other scholars as I half expect to hear a dozen of them coming down my hallway being the "typical" loud Americans. What a fun adventure it's been!
My special thanks to Shannon, Stacey, and Lynne for this life changing experience!
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