Day 12

After what felt like a very long trip Day 12 finally arrived. I could not believe that this was our last day in Paris and have to start the process of heading home. Although the trip seemed very long because our jammed packed days we have only been away for 10 days. Personally I did not want to go home. I could have stayed in Europe for another week. Today was no different than any other day on the trip. We all were up at the crack of dawn getting ready for the days events. Today was the first time that everyone was able to decide which event they would like to go to. Many of us went with Betty and Ron to Invalides, a museum of military history of France, as well as a hospital and retirement home for war veterans. The museum was packed with European military equipment throughout the last 200 years. On display were different uniforms and weapons used throughout many famous wars. One of the best parts of Invalides was the tomb of Napoleon. His bodies lies in a huge tomb in a beautiful hall with a high dome, which is ironic because of how small he was. After viewing the Napoleon's tomb most of started to head back to the hotel to get ready to leave.
          After leaving the museum everyone packed their suitcases and waited to be taken to the airport. Some of us went to the Eiffel tower one last time before we had leave.We finally left the hotel and made our way to the airport. At this point everyone said there goodbyes to Paris and were off to the United States. On the flight I believe the majority of us stayed up the entire time and watched as many movies as possible. The second the plane landed everyone turned their phones back on and were bombarded by mass amounts of emails and texts that were not received over seas. After this everyone said their final goodbyes. Some people were leaving from Logan airport and others were heading back to Bryant for the night. This trip was a once in a lifetime experience, and is something that I will never forget. We had such a great group of students and leaders that made everything so much fun. Hopefully I will be able to return to Europe sometime soon.

Alex Marenco, Class of 2014