My parents didn't just plan this trip for me, they PLANNED it for me. They had originally intended to send me off on my merry way with nothing more than my suitcase, some money, and a couple of guide books. But about two months ago they heard about this summer internship through a friend who lives in Paris and knew that it would be perfect for me.

This isn't just any internship, this is an internship at the Paris Opera. This is the same Paris Opera that is one of the oldest and most beautiful buildings in all of Paris, the same Paris Opera that I have wanted to visit my entire life. Now I not only get to see it in person but I get to spend the next three months living and working there! That's right...living there!

It turns out that part of the internship program is living in the dormitories that used to house performers of the opera house.

After surprising me with the ticket to Paris my parents were able to spill the beans on the rest of their gift and gave me access to a hidden file on their computer chock-full of the info they had been hoarding and hiding all these months; including all the information about the internship.

During my internship, I will be working under the President of the Paris Opera in the title of

Administrateur Des Arts. It sounds fancier than it is, I will basically be floating around and helping in whichever department needs an extra hand.

As I said, my parents planned everything. It's no accident that they chose Paris or an internship in the Performing Arts industry; I took French all 4 years of high school as well as Technical Theater. I'm more than equipped for this.