I finished teaching April 15, but Annie had asked me to chaperone some field trips the first week of school break. I was like... you know I'm only 23, right? But one of the teachers couldn't fulfill her commitment, and they needed someone else. Who was I to say no to such a desperate situation? And by "desperate situation," I mean free entry to a ( Read more... )

(Il y a un peu de français au fin de cette note ( Read more... )

So I was just skimming through my blog for the last few months, and besides being totally behind in all my (public) travel posts, and continuing to obsess about guys and future employment (privately), I realized that I basically never talk about my job as an English Teaching Assistant. I wrote way more about being an au pair last year, although ( Read more... )

Ugh, I need to go to bed. Why do I keep on doing this to myself ( Read more... )

So I don't really work all that much. I have all of this free time, and while I'm certainly not complaining, I just feel very idle. Rather lazy. Last year, my job was pretty stressful at times, and even when it was going great, I was still working 35 to 45 hours a week. Now, I'm scheduled to work 12 hours a week, but I have yet to actually work ( Read more... )

The first lesson with Mary Cruz was a vegetable stir-fry, which is also my favorite thing to make with friends. Last year, I prepared stir-fry with Margaret, Sally, and Sarah one night at our hostel in Nice. I made this several times for my kids last year, and I also fixed a chicken stir-fry once when I had the au pairs over for dinner. You have to ( Read more... )

It has come to my attention that many people my age, that is to say, young people in their 20s, do not know how to cook. Or maybe they can prepare a few basic dishes, like pasta or eggs or toast ( Read more... )