What the Families Taught Me

What the Families Taught Me

There is a kind of knowledge you can only get by sitting at someone else’s table. I had traveled before I became an au pair. I had done the museums, the walking tours, the carefully planned itineraries. I had eaten at the restaurants with the good reviews and...
How to Make a New Country Feel Like Home

How to Make a New Country Feel Like Home

There’s a quiet moment after you arrive in a new country. The bags are on the floor. The windows look out onto unfamiliar streets. Even your toothbrush feels like it doesn’t belong. I’ve been in that moment more than once. The first time was in Rome, when I moved in...