So excited to say that I will officially be an au pair in Paris! I have thought so long and hard about this decision, and I think that it is the right one for me. I am just as excited to be enrolled in French language classes at the France Langue just down the street from l'Arc de Triomphe. I cannot even imagine. Back in the stress-free days of high school when I had no responsibilities and no cares in the world, I took French class. I even ventured out to take Mrs. Thompson's French 3 class, which was very seldom offered, but I had several people in my class interested in taking it. Thank goodness! I learned more in her class than I did in 2 years of French at Ole Miss. I probably need a very big refresher on verb conjugations and sentence structure.
Most of all, I am so excited to meet Marie-Cesare, the 3 year old girl who "lives her life in pink"according to her mother! My mom brought home "Fancy Nancy" and "Pinkalicious"- 2 precious books that I can read to her.
Many people have asked me why I have decided to do this with my college degree, and why am I working so much for supposedly so little pay? I expect to treat this not only as a learning opportunity, and wonderful experience, but a job as well. Marie-Cesare and Gaspard's lives will be trusted with me, and that is more important than making a salad or greeting a guest at a hotel! I expect to put everything into becoming their "older sister" but I am not expecting to make the big bucks. If I wanted to be over worked and under paid....couldn't I find that here in America? So-why not immerse myself in this exchange!!!?
Marie-Cesare's mother wrote in an email to me that she loves the fact that I use '!!!' so much. I told her I feel periods are for boring people and I am definitely not boring! Everyone knows that I'm a dreamer and an optimist...and I think that it is finally paying off! ;)
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