[Emily Neuenschwander]

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[Emily Neuenschwander]

You stated that there are not very many opportunities in the States here, and I’m wondering where you see there being more opportunities.  I just graduated in May of this year with my Bachelor’s in Landscape Architecture form North Dakota State University.  I am more then willing to move for a job, I am fine with doing mostly AutoCad and planting plans, but look forward to growing into a more creative and responsible position.  Do you know of any growing firms?

[Emily Neuenschwander]

I spent a full 3 months abroad visiting throughout Europe including the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy and I have felt inspired by my presence in each place.  Although I loved Barcelona It is my recommendation that if you only have 8 days that you fly into Paris.

Paris has an abundance of beautiful parks and spaces to visit and has a very good transportation system (Metro) as well.  I have found that you could easily spend 4-5 days in Paris enjoying all of its beauty!  I would from there recommend a day trip to Caen (Normandy Beach) and visit the D-Day memorials!  It was very inspiring and profound.  Also Versailles and Monet’s Garden are an additional two day trips that you can make out of Paris.

There are the obvious things to do in Paris, like visit the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees and the Notre Dam, but here are some of the more infamous spots I highly enjoyed myself…

Must-dos in Paris:

* Les Catacombs – stacks and stacks of bones buried far the under the city.  You can walk through these cave-like tunnels

* Le Refuge des Fondues – a fabulous and very small fondue restaurant, where they serve you wine in baby bottles! You sit right next to strangers so it makes it easy to meet others and expand on your experience.

*Parc Andre Citeron – its a great space to explore and you can enjoy seeing the city from the hot air balloon lift.

*Monparnasse Tower – you can capture a great view (get great pics) of the city and the Eiffel tower with little or no traffic and congestion from tourist!  Go right before dusk and get a great sunset view!

I think that this again would be the best option for 8 day trip. You will have plenty to see/do, while not over exasperating yourself. 

Also my stay in Paris was made even more enjoyable because we stayed in a wonderful apartment!  This was the most comfortable bed and was the best shower (multi-head)  I had throughout Europe! It also had a kitchen and was right across from a grocery store, the metro and a park!  It was in a very very nice part of town!  I highly recommend staying here!  Price wise you can get a one bedroom, with a pullout couch for $70 USD a night!  Which if you have looked into hotels is an AMAZING deal!

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