{"text":"When it was time to board my flight, I took one last glance back. I knew that I had everything with me so it was not a 'make sure I have everything' glance. It was more like a parting glance to Philadelphia, my home, America- for I would not be coming back for ten months. (Ch 5- Twenty in Paris).","author":"Andrea Bouchaud","tags":["adventure","airports","book-of-oneself","college","coming-of-age","departure","discovery","home","on-my-own","study-abroad","travel"],"id":337818,"author_id":"Andrea+Bouchaud"}