Day 7 — 2/7/2026 — Wake Up to Music I woke up late this morning. I didn’t take my sleeping pills last night, so I had trouble sleeping. When I opened my window in the morning, I heard music, so I put on my shoes, went downstairs, and followed the sound. On the next block…

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The Triumphal Arch The Triumphal Arch The Triumphal Arch Esplanade de l’Europe Hazelnut Gelato Pho Place Pho Place Day 5 — Thursday, 2/5/2026 — Some Improvement By Thursday, I finally decided to take a sleeping pill, and I slept for five hours. Five hours isn’t much, but it was enough to make me feel like…

Day 4 — Wednesday, 2/4/2026 — The Day After The next day was a blur. I went to school, but everything else felt foggy. I was tired, I couldn’t sleep, and the weather did not help — cold, rainy, gloomy. I would go to school, come back, and stay in bed watching TV. So far…

Day 3 — Tuesday, 2/2/2026 — Not‑so‑welcome Apartment By the time I finally arrived at the apartment, I was exhausted — tired, jet‑lagged, and running purely on stubbornness. I followed the directions my host sent: enter the code at the main building door, climb to the second floor, find the lockbox. Simple enough… supposedly. The…

apartment view street this stair go round and round for 2 floors stairs door 2nd door hallway door- 3rd door Nice lock on the 3rd door Skylite apartment apartment My window is the top left Day 2 — Monday, 2/1/2026 — Day Two… or Déjà Vu? I checked my bag for my flight to Atlanta…

Day 1 — Friday, 1/30/2026 — The Trip That Did Not Want to Start I always imagined my journey to Montpellier beginning with excitement — suitcase rolling behind me, passport in hand, ready for adventure. Instead, it started with chaos. My plane was canceled, and what should’ve been a smooth travel day turned into a…