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. But I had also stayed on the surface of every place I visited, moving through it like a guest who didn’t want to overstay. Living with a host family in Rome changed that completely.
Some of the most memorable moments from my travels have happened when the plan unraveled. They...
There’s a quiet moment after you arrive in a new country. The bags are on the floor. The windows...
When I first started traveling, I wanted the safest option. The one with the map, the plan, the...
There’s something undeniably enchanting about the idea of living in a foreign country,...
Dreaming of spending a semester abroad but don’t want to fall behind in school? Good news: you can...
Living abroad as an au pair or exchange student often raises the question: Why would a host family...
Thank You! First of all, I wanted to thank each of you so much for working with me. Whether you...
Let's go back to the spring of 2019. I had recently become obsessed with travel and I was eager to...