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He took to polluting the world with his fowl language and ungrateful stench. It was precisely 7:00am and the sun was just touching the horizon. This nuisance just had to be on my flight. He was that one unruly passenger and he had no issue causing a fuss. He took to waking everyone up with his noisy complaints and ill temper. Luckily, we were all just a few minutes from our destination, Paris! It was November of 2015. I had been studying for the past 3 months in England. I was scheduled to venture to Paris with my friends Connor & Joseph. Much to my dismay Joseph cancelled on me last minute and Connor had an exam that he needed to study for so he wouldn't arrive until Friday. I, however, had a routine. I was done with classes by Wednesday at 3:00pm. I would catch a bus to London on Wednesday evening and be out of the country by Thursday morning. This had become my ritual. Every two weeks a different country and this week was France. To save on flights I found a willing man on the app, Couchsurf to accommodate me for the weekend. He worked during the day and escorted "Little me around Paree" at night. That Friday while waiting for Connor to arrive I ventured out into the city. I walked about 40 minutes from Place de la Republique to the Louv. And then another 40 minutes to the Eiffel tower, shining in the distance. I was awe struck! Wandering through the streets buying freshly baked bread and petite souvenirs. Life was but a dream or so I thought. As I arrived back at the square I met my host on the street, he was putting me up in a hostel for the night because his parents were in town. He paid for my room and scurried out the building. I took a seat in a dusty corner to charge my phone a bit. I was minutes from walking out the door in search of McDonalds (typical tourist) when the lights went off.There was screaming and yelling. You could hear shots and cries throughout the street.We were told to go to our rooms and lock the door for terrorist had overtaken Paris.