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Once upon a time, there was a girl, named Linda, who had been taking french 

for a decade. One day, her mom said to her, 

"Linda, tomorrow, since you have taking french for a long time, we've decided to 

take you on a short trip to france. We are only going to have time to tour the 

grounds surrounding the Eiffel Tower and go up and eat lunch."

Once her mother had said this, Linda was leaping with joy. She would get to eat 

IN the Eiffel Tower, oh how her friends would be jealous. She went to her room 

to pack her somewhat undelightfully light bag, but still, the EIFFEL TOWER!

At 6:00AM the next morning, Linda woke, ate a quick breakfast, packed her 

luggage, and within 20 minutes, the family had set off for BWI airport. The 

airport staff weighed their bags and sent them down the conveyor belt. Once 

through the crowdiness of customs, they went to the correct terminal and sat 

down for what was to be the longest wait Linda thought she had ever 

experienced in her entire life. 

Minutes passed slowly while she waited, and she was on the verge of asking her 

parents if they could go home when a female voice, soft and calm, issued from the 

speaker above. 

"Flight 451 to Paris now boarding, I repeat, Flight 451 to Paris now boarding. Please 

get your tickets out and follow the directions the flight attendant gives you. I 

repeat, Flight 451 to Paris now boarding." 

And with that, all the people who were seating around them, businessmen, foreign 

ministers, newly weds, married couples going on trips for their anniversary, and 

many, many more rose as one and formed a queue in front of the Flight Attendant.

"This is our flight", said Linda's mother "Let's get on so we don't miss it!'

"Mommy" said Linda "What is it like, being on a plane?"

Linda, who had never been on a plane before, was afraid to get on.

Her mother, realizing the seriousness of the question, said "You'll be fine, just stick 

close to us" 

In groups, the passengers started to get on the plane. Once Linda and her parents 

gave their tickets for the flight to the flight attendant waiting outside the corridor 

that led to the plane, they made their way to their seats to sit out another long wait. 

The pilot gave the passengers the usual report, and the flight attendant gave her 

usual safety speech, and within half an hour, they were in the air. For Linda, it was 

another agonizing wait. Since she had nothing to occupy her time (not even a book) 

she just stared out of the window. After a while, she got sick of seeing the same 

blue ocean all the time, with only the occasional sight of a cargo ship far below. But, 

because she had woken up so early, sleep overtook the ever-expanding world of her 

thoughts.

A few hours later, a sudden jolt woke her. Complaining, she sat up and rubbed the 

sleep out of her eyes. She turned and asked her mom what was going on. She 

gestured toward the window and said

"See for yourself".

Linda looked out the window and gasped in awe. She saw downtown Paris for the 

first time.    

Below her, a vast expanse stretching as far as she could see, was covered with 

streets, houses, and shops, all packed together very tightly. She was looking at the 

late afternoon bustling commute of the french workers going home after a hard days 

work. In the distance, Linda could see the massive frame of the Eiffel Tower, 

unmistakable as it towered over downtown Paris. Within 20 minutes, Linda and her 

parents had touched down and escaped the cramped plane. Once they entered the 

main terminal, they were overwhelmed with the smells of the french airport. They 

could smell perfume and colon from the beauty shop across from them. To their right, 

they could smell hot coffee and pastries from the coffee shop. As they exited the 

airport, local vendors tried to sell them flowers, necklaces, fresh baked bed, and 

many more things. Once out of the bustling airport, Linda's father hailed a cab and 

told the driver to go to the "Hotel D'Eiffel", and they set off. Once to the hotel they 

unpacked and got ready for bed. Once in bed, Linda's mom asked her

"Excited for tomorrow, Linda?"

"Yep" Linda said simply, and turned over and immediately fell asleep. 

The next morning, Linda and her parents got to the Eiffel Tower precisely at 9AM. 

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