A great exploration year
I am Ellie Lotter. So I’m in my 8th month of being an Au Pair, and goodness me what a journey it has been. In these eight months I have laughed till my tummy hearts, I have cried a river and I started to love like I never thought I would. My Au Pair journey... Continue Reading →
Less than a year ago, while sitting in a gymnasium and staring at the last question of my final Physics exam, I realised something… besides not having a clue as to how I should attempt the question, I also didn't have a sliver of a clue as to what I really wanted to do with... Continue Reading →
One of my favourite quotes reads “F-E-A-R has two meanings: Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise. The choice is yours”. These few words have stuck with me throughout my au pair experience because I find it relates a lot to many situations you go through as an au pair. It’s easy to... Continue Reading →
“Yes that looks fun but I’ll do it in summer”. If I had a euro for every time those words echoed through my mind, I wouldn’t necessarily be rich but I would definitely be able to swap a good amount of long walks across Amsterdam for tram rides. Au Pairs seem to be doing quite... Continue Reading →
My year so far has been nothing but unexpected. The first 3 months were so surreal I couldn’t believe I was in Europe, au pairing no less. My first time overseas. I had decided to au pair overseas so I could gain perspective, independence and grow as a person. I have achieved all of those... Continue Reading →
Eight months, two weeks, 5 days, 11 hours and 44 minutes seems like a lot of time, doesn’t it? As a matter of fact, it most definitely is not. They say time flies when you are having fun, I can confirm that. Well, first of all, I did not expect to be spending my gap... Continue Reading →
Dit het alles begin by 'n klein dogtertjie wat in 'n klas kamer gesit en lysies gemaak het. 'n Lysie met al die lande wat sy wou besoek, 'n droom wat so ontmoontlik gelyk het maar tog so moonlik geword het as gevolg van die passie wat sy gehad het. Die passie wat haar gedryf... Continue Reading →
When I thought about my first year out of school, I would never have thought that it would be just like something I had done hundreds of times over and over again: swimming a 200-meter race. See, days before the race you have got to start preparing yourself mentally and physically: packing your bag, eating... Continue Reading →
Picture yourself standing in front of that huge sign on your first day “HIGH SCHOOL”. Now imagine telling that little girl that once you get through this, you’ll be making your way through Europe. Tell that little girl that you’re going to send yourself to a country, knowing no more than 1 other person, and... Continue Reading →
Ek is in my 10de maand in die mooie Holland. 10 maande waar ek so baie geleer het, van myself, van ander, van die wêreld. 10 maande waar ek my hele persepsie oor die lewe verander het. 10 maande waar ek geleer het wat dit is om myself op te bou op dae wat ek... Continue Reading →
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