Lesson Learned:

Every experience provides a lesson learned.  Today while I was waiting for my flight to South Africa I dropped in on a conversation between a man discussing the culture in South Africa.  He said attitude is everything.  Many people respond negatively to a situation and this creates problems.  His advice was to remain positive and keep a peaceful outlook and I will truly enjoy my time in S. Africa.  This made me think of my experience in Paris today, because I was disappointed in the overall attitude and environment.  Wherever I turned people had a negative outlook and no one seemed to be happy.  This immediately made me feel uncomfortable and after talking with this man I realized why.