VOX ATL Teen: Five Things I Learned Traveling Internationally For The First Time

The Pyramid at the Louvre art museum in Paris. A group of Decatur High School students visited France for nine days.

Sophie James / VOX ATL

By Sophie James

I recently traveled out of the country for the first time with my school. We took a nine-day trip all around France, spending time in Paris, Loire Valley and Normandy. I learned everything from what NOT to do in the airport to how to respond when a protest breaks out in the streets of Paris. In an attempt to make your next trip smoother, I’d like to share my newfound knowledge.

Customs

Show. No. Fear. Customs is not as big of a deal as it’s made out to be. They took us aside to ask a lot more questions and then let us go back to our group, and that was it.