What I’ve Learnt So Far…
As the weather moves from hiver to printemps (and as I impatiently await the arrival of Chris on Thursday), this week sees me enter my 7th week of living in Lagny-le-Sec. […]
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14th March Chatelet
The past few days have been relatively uneventful in my vie Française. Sunday began with total confusion when I woke up to find I was home alone with two boys and […]
8th March Half Term
It’s now Day 4 of half term – although it feels like day 44. I’ve done my best to be the greatest au-pair in Paris as well as chief rule-enforcer […]
5th March Hotel de Ville
Today is day 1/5 of the school holidays. The plan for today is: leave them alone this morning, make lunch, ship them off to their tennis lesson whilst the youngest […]
1st March Babysitting Angus
Being an au pair is hard work. To all of you who think I’ve swanned off to Paris for a whirlwind, sightseeing/babysitting holiday – pensez encore: think again. Yes, I […]
28th February L’as du Falafel
This week I’m only in charge of one child whilst the other two have gone skiing. Even after just a day I already feel like his best friend. Me and […]
20th February Disneyland
This weekend I’ve done both an awful lot and absolutely nothing. On Saturday I had the whole day to myself – I got to stay in bed past 7.15 and […]
12th February First Night Alone
Day 10 chez-France, and I’m STILL ALIVE. Barely though, I’ll admit. I’ve not had half enough sleep, been stressed out far too often and eaten more baguette than I think […]
6th February Introductions
I’ve been here for 4 days now, although a lot of the time it feels like an absolute age since I was last in England rather than just a long […]
les premiers jours
Salut! So here I am in Lagny-le-Sec. I arrived on Thursday evening at Gare du Nord station and was welcomed by Isabelle (my host mum) with open arms. I was […]
