#TBT: As a lazy, unorganized perfectionist, it has been difficult for me to make posting to this blog a regular event. Therefore I’ve decided to fluff up my blog with Throwback Thursday posts, featuring stories or editorials I’ve written in the past. If they are edited, it will be minimal.
In belated honor of Bastille Day, I am proud to present (a very slightly modified version of) the essay I submitted in response to the question, “Why do you want to study abroad in France?”
May 2011:
When I was told to write “a short history of your life and why you wish to study abroad,” my first instinct was to write a long-winded account of my strengths and weaknesses, tragedies and triumphs. I could absolutely characterize that in a way that would convince my readers of my desire to go abroad. But as an avid writer, I despise convention. I don’t think that would do it justice.