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#Recognized my own shortcomings; resolved concerns #Discovered tour guide skills; made future plans #Took time to reflect on myself
But if I had only stayed in Korea, I would have just gone with the flow. The frustration of vaguely sensing that something was missing inside me but not knowing exactly what. I couldn''t even think of finding out what that something was, I would have just spent my time being overwhelmed by the circumstances I was givenThat would have been it.
- Paris Gap Year Stay / Han-eul, a gap-year tribe gapper / 8-week gap year |
# I found the courage to step foot in an unfamiliar place once again.
To get away from everyday life to experience new thingsI wanted to try.. So what I thought of and came up with was travel and various experiencesit was.. Simply coming to Paris, France as a visitor would itself be a new experience, but, living there while working would allow me to meet more people, I thought it would be a more special experienceI thought..
So I chose the Paris Gap Year Stay. Of course, I was afraid of going to an unfamiliar place and working.. However, I had taken a short trip abroad by myself before, After that, I found the courage to step into an unfamiliar place once more. Gap Year StayThrough it, I wanted to reflect on and improve our inner selves.
# At first, I applied to Gap Year Stay thinking about morning shifts. But then they suddenly told me to be a tour guide. I was so taken aback....
I can''t tell you how nervous and excited I was when I first came to Paris. I laugh when I think about myself then.
At first, my participation in the Gap Year Stay was confirmed, I had booked the plane ticket and was saving money, but I can''t tell you how conflicted I was.I was still agonizing over it until the day before I left.I knew I had to go, but the thought of being in a new place, I think I was afraid of coming to Paris.
At first, I applied to the Gap Year Stay thinking about morning shiftsI had applied. But they suddenly told me to be a tour guide that''s what they said. I can''t tell you how flustered I was.But the thought I had then was ‘I''ve come this far, so I might as well give it a try’ it was.
The day I first followed my senior tour guide, I thought it was really fortunate that I had become part of the tour guide staffI did.
I think my view of being a tour guide changed largely because of my senior''s role.The first sight of Paris at night thrilled me.I wondered if I was dreaming.While I was enjoying the Paris night view, a thought suddenly occurred to me.It wasn''t just that the night view alone was nice.Because my senior''s explanation was added to the night viewI think I was able to appreciate it more meaningfully.
From then on, I thought being a tour guide was truly a wonderful job.I felt I really had to work hard. Thanks to the senior taking good care of me, I was able to prepare well and learned a lot.. And then, the much-anticipated day I went out on my first solo tour as a guide, I still remember how nervous I was that day.. Fortunately, because I had rehearsed with the staff I worked with, I was very nervous but completed the tour without any mistakes..
Of the tours, the daytime Île de la Cité tour that runs on Thursdays was my favorite.. It started in the morning and ended around lunchtime, and after the tour we could walk around the city of Paris., because I could see many places I like..
# Paris really had a lot of great restaurants. This brought me great happiness and enjoyment.
During my gap year, I really didn''t think about anything else..I was glad to have time to think only about myself.. Serious contemplation about the future,The direction of the path I''ve walked so far, and my aptitude for that path, the parts I didn''t know and the parts I need to know, things I need to learn, and I was able to seriously reflect on what I need to work on. Of course I couldn''t find answers to all of these things.
But if I had only stayed in Korea, I would have just gone with the flow. A vague awareness, but the frustrating feeling of not knowing exactly what''s missing inside me. I never even thought to try to identify that something, I would have just spent my time being swept along by the situationThat would have been the case.
But during the gap year, I became clearly aware of things I had never even thought about, and I began to seriously contemplate them. Moreover, I was able not only to stop at worrying but also to gain the strength to choose something and move toward it. It didn''t lead to certainty about the future or definitively decide anything, but, it became an opportunity to set a starting point. I still don''t really know what my future will be like, but, now I can trust and follow my choices.
Fortunately, since I worked as a tour guide, I adapted to Paris quickly. So wherever I went first, it wasn''t difficult at all.
Later, I became so used to Paris that, like residents, I grew tired of the Eiffel Tower, but when I actually traveled to other countries, I missed the familiar Paris,, and I began to long for the Eiffel Tower I had grown tired of. But this too was a unique experience and perspective. Who would ever get tired of the Eiffel Tower?. Every moment in Paris was truly precious and special.
My gap year was
experience ★★★★★
Being a tour guide was a wonderful experience I couldn''t have had anywhere else.
learning ★★★★★
I was able to learn many things by meeting and talking with many people..
Environment★★★★★
Don''t expect to have your own personal space..Group living was a more rewarding experience..
Safety★★★★
Not all guests are kind and well-mannered..In central Paris, it can vary depending on how careful you are..
Leisure★★★
Depending on how you spend your time, you can have a truly fulfilling experience..
