Anderson Kim - Army Strong Stories

Meeting 1250 badasses

Anderson Kim — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:48:00 GMT

By: Anderson Kim
Never in my life have i met a group with such a strong espirit de corp and not be cocky. The 2nd Regiment of the French Foreign Legion. For those of you that may not know about the foreign legion, the majority of their ranks are filled up by foreign volunteers. Out of all the volunteers, only 1 in 8 gets selected. Upon completing a 5 year contract with the French Foreign Legion, a legionnaire is granted a new identity as a French citizen. Many legionnaires come here to get a new start in...read more

The titanic, well sort of

Anderson Kim — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:20:00 GMT

By: Anderson Kim
The prison that the Count of Monte Cristo was in for many years of his life, Chateu d'if. We got to see it up close and personal. anyways, sailing the mediterannean sea was an experience to die for. A few of us even jumped in the water . It was a good experience, but the better experience was being able to see my classmates out of their normal habitat. I know they are not animals to be observed, but i only see these people in uniform, in school, behind the grey wall. Being able to...read more

And finally meeting the wealthy Iron Man

Anderson Kim — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:29:00 GMT

By: Anderson Kim
All expense paid for springbreak trip to France courtesy of the US Government??? Lol i wish. This trip was made possible by the generous donors of the BNP Paribas, the world's largest coalition of banks. BNP Paribas is headquartered in Paris and we got to meet the person responsible for allowing this donation to be made possible. His name, Mr. Stark. Talbot Stark. Again, thank you Mr. Stark....read more

Exploring Paris

Anderson Kim — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:27:00 GMT

By: Anderson Kim
Things we did in Paris Arc De Triumph, Eiffel Tower, Invalides(napolean's grave), and Le Louvre. The landmarks were amazing to see and all but the most interesting these places were the gypsies and all the hustlers. The safety briefing we received was to avoid the gypsies at all cost, they will try to steal from you. As for the hustlers trying to sell us the miniature eiffel towers, they need some lesson from those in the city (nyc). I would write alot more regarding this topic but i know...read more

1 more day

Anderson Kim — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:55:00 GMT

By: Anderson Kim
Nous allons voyager pour France a demain. Were leaving for france tomorrow. All expense paid for (courtesy of BNP Paribas), great group of people, and one crazya$$ retired french COL. i'm so STOKED!!! wish i had more time to give more info and update my info but too busy....read more