During my study abroad semester I spent two weeks laying on the beach in Nice, soaking up the Mediterranean sun and writing the outline to my research paper. One day, I decided to take a break from working to rent some roller blades and cruise down the boardwalk. Now, I do not roller blade, don’t ask me what possessed me to do this. I was under the spell of a bad influence, I think. Everything was going fine, the boardwalk was clear, the path smooth. I went a ways in one direction, rested, and then turned around to head back to the rental booth. All of a sudden there were people everywhere! I was scooting along as carefully as I could, not really into the idea of hurting myself with a month of traveling left.
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