À BIENTÔT PARIS…

So today I am getting on a plane and leaving France. Nearly 10 months ago to the day I arrived a little nervous and unsure, about to start a new adventure. Now I’m heading back, a little nervous and unsure to start the next chapter. The overwhelming feeling is one of excitement; to be back …

SCHOOL’S OUT…

Yesterday was my last day of school, (well there’s a picnic tomorrow but no studying is involved so it doesn’t count). My exams are over and 10 months of learning French has come to an end. It certainly hasn’t been easy and there have definitely been times when I’ve thought about or really felt like …

END GAME…

Following on from my last post I’ve made the decision I’ll most likely be heading back to London to work after the summer. My au pair contract finishes mid-July and I also have to go back for a friend’s wedding the same weekend I finish. Now, I obviously needed to book my tickets back for …

CHANGING MINDSET…

Late again with this post, although this time I have a pretty good excuse. My parents were in Paris the last five days and I’ve been spending most of my time with them. Just ignore the fact I had planned to write this BEFORE they came out. I’m also writing this in-between mouthfuls of mini …

WHO I’M FOLLOWING / ACCOUNTS I LOVE…

Since moving to Paris my schedule has changed dramatically. I now have a lot of ‘down time’ during the day, something which I obviously didn’t have before when working a regular job. Some of this time is spent at my French classes, some of it doing homework and some of it (a lot of it) …

WHAT I’VE LEARNED ABOUT FRIENDSHIP LIVING ABROAD…

Back again with some life lessons this week and something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently. We all know how difficult it is to stay connected with your friends at the best of times but how about when you live in a different country? I remember living in London and struggling to see all …

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS…

My friend came to visit last Sunday and we spent the day exploring Paris by foot, visiting some of my favourite places in the city and discovering some new. Spending the day in the sunshine and showing someone around made me realise just how much I’ve come to love it here and how slowly but …

FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE…

The one thing I'm not great at but that I'm not giving up on...

THE HALF WAY POINT…

I’m nearly half way through my time as an au pair, I can’t believe that I only have just over 5 months left here. I feel that it has both gone quickly and super slowly at times. No doubt the quickest were the first two months, everything being new and time just slips away. The …