I believe people always have some stories that have changed their own life. For me, when I was 16 years old, I had a chance to go to France as an exchange student. And my life has completely changed since then. I become a new person. I had a lot of good memories that I would never forget. Every moment I spent over there was the most memorable time of my life.
By that time, I was such a little girl who was quite stick with parents and quite timid. I didn't like to challenge myself with new things. Then one day, my mom asked me what if she lets me go to stay in France for two months. It was hard for me to give her the answer, as I have never gone far from home and I was not dared enough to leave my family. I was very nervous but something inside my mind kept telling me that I had to grow up at this time. So I decided to go to France. It was my first time flying alone. I couldn’t explain my feelings at that moment: I was like a robot, only sitting still in the seat during all the flight. Once I arrived at Paris, my whole world was totally changed. Everyone was speaking in French and I could barely understand what they said. Luckily, I met a Thai guy and I asked him to call to my host family who came to pick me up at the airport. When I saw them, I felt more relieve but scared at the same time; kind of mixed emotion. After we got home and had dinner, I went to bed and cried so hard because of either difference culture or difference language. For the very first week, I called back to Thailand almost everyday but then I realized that I needed to adjust myself. Otherwise I wouldn’t improve anything and my life would be so difficult living here. After I tried so hard, I felt more comfort and relaxed. Then, for my first day at school, it was a little tough. Just because I didn’t know anyone so I had to make friends, but they are all foreigners and it was incredibly hard to communicate with. I finally got one German and two Swiss friends for the next few days. We had a lot in common so we did tons of activities together. We went to so many places around the city that made me impress with European culture. At the end, I found myself undeniably falling in love with this exotic place. As I thought it was my luck having a chance to be here with nice people in a good atmosphere.
I went through a lot of things that got me to be more confident and stronger. I also discovered a lot of new experiences even if two months may not be so long, at least it transformed me from a timid person to an adventurous. And of course, I've learned to believe in myself and to not afraid to take chances for the things I want. Thank you Paris, I will be missing you until we meet again. I love you.
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