Les pensées de Danny

I love being in France! It is very beautiful, the colors are vibrant, and the people are really nice. But one thing that strikes me the most and I appreciate the most is the architecture. I easily forget that France was a country way longer than the USA, and thus has older roads and buildings. However there is still a great balance between old and new. Here in France they do a great job of respecting history and preserving the country. However at the same time, you can still find modern furniture in almost any house, the technology is up to date. Nothing here is dated, and that is something I will take home with me. I think a lot of the time here in the US, we think that because something is old it is no good anymore. But here in France, I see people doing a great job of keeping what is old and blending it with what is new. For example there is a part of the school, that we are exchanging with that resides in an old German bank. It has a Mac computer lab and modern furniture, but at the same time, “la salle de travail”, where students do homework, was renovated to look exactly like what it used to before it was a school. My dad, once told me the saying, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.” I think that is something France does well, and I hope I can bring back some of that mentality to the States.