NORTHERN FRANCE TRIP REFLECTION

Engaging with the history of France through hands-on experience fundamentally altered my perspective on the value and impact of learning history. The Great War, the Second World War, and the French Revolution are not merely stories in a textbook that can be forgotten after high school exams. These events impacted the lives of our ancestors, and the lessons that can be drawn from these past events can meet the challenges and opportunities of the present.

I See The Light

I walked across the land until the sea, A dream of roses held me in a trance, And forth my feet trod in a puppet’s dance, The night was strange, a pleasing place to be. The walk was long, the dark path none could see; an unseen nettle pushed and kept my stance to hide the monster with a craven glance; I felt two shadows fall before the sea.

The sea was bright beneath the morning sun. Glistening white sands built me a high place. From there, I saw the sea now shine as one. The waves now rose to form a mermaid’s face.

And kneeling, I kissed the waters that run divinely anointing a goddess’s grace.