Category Archives: My Aupair Journey

“Every one of a hundred thousand cities around the world has its own sunset and it was worth going there, just once, if only to see the sun go down,” – Ryu Murakami My day consisted of restricting any blood flow to my legs and the sound of two very bored 8 year old girlsContinue reading “The Road Trip: Day 4”

“Better to see something once, than to hear about it a thousand times.” – Asian Proverb I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited. Guess where we stopped today? SAN FRAN!!!! San Francisco, one of the quirkiest places you will ever be in, does anyone remember the tv show Charmed – I happen to be aContinue reading “The Road Trip: Day 3”

“My favorite thing to do is to go where I’ve never been.” – Diane Arbus Bright and early was very correct, I had woken up too early than I needed to and couldn’t go back to sleep. We started of with breakfast and then got in the car making our way to our next stop,Continue reading “The Road trip: Day 2”

1865 That is where the story of Hearst Castle began. One man, with an idea to turn his favorite place into a majestic madness. George Hearst, known to be a self made millionaire, purchased the land in the year 1865 when it was 40,000 acres of ranchland. In the year 1919, William Randall Hearst, theContinue reading “‘The Ranch’”

“You must constantly change and adapt to a new environment.” – Jong-Yong Yun After our drive to LA, it felt good to get a good night’s rest. Morning always manages to creep up on you when you least expect it to. Thankfully, the day ahead was pretty exciting. Carlene was in LA at the officeContinue reading “The Road trip: Day 1”

‘In Los Angeles, everyone is a star.’ – Denzel Washington It’s true, just like New York gives you an indescribable ability to dream higher than the cities tallest buildings, LA makes you feel important. It must be because you’re constantly feeling like you could bump into someone famous at any moment, I’ve been told thatContinue reading “The City Of Angels”

‘What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.’ – Antoine De Saint-Exupery When I woke up this morning, I was partly terrified. I would be flying to California with the girls for the first time, EVER. My host dad, Dave, has some work in California and since it is my hostContinue reading “The Desert”

‘Las Vegas is a 24-hour city. It never stops.’ – Eli Roth One of the many benefits of being here is getting to explore the country with friends. Given the fact that I am underage in the U.S. meant that I was taking a look around so I was prepared for the next time. BesidesContinue reading “The Strip”

‘At the beach, life is different, time doesn’t move from hour to hour, but mood to moment. We live by currents , plan by the tides, and follow the sun.’ – unknown One of the greatest things about being an au pair is free travel with your host family. It’s not something they have toContinue reading “The Big Island”

‘New York was a city where you could be frozen to death in the midst of a busy street and nobody would notice.’ – Bob Dylan New York is a city you could get lost in yet find yourself at the same time. I hate crowded places but for some reason walking the streets ofContinue reading “The Concrete Jungle”