Category Archives: France

FROM READERS: MU grad reflects on her year abroad as a nanny in Paris

MEGAN SUDDARTH / MISSOURIAN READER Oct 21, 2015 For access to the original publication, click here. Everyone always asks you when you’re young, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As a child, you think you’re supposed to know. As if the answer is set in stone, and something that you overwhelminglyContinue reading “FROM READERS: MU grad reflects on her year abroad as a nanny in Paris”

Newspaper Features & Adventure Preludes

As of tomorrow I’ll be spending *almost* a week in Pennsylvania traveling with some best friends and will therefore be posting a ton, obviously.. That is of course unless I’m arrested for stalking the Always Sunny cast.. But before all of that happens, I think it’s fitting to post a link to an article I wroteContinue reading “Newspaper Features & Adventure Preludes”

Friends to Last a Lifetime

Okay, so I have kind of a gushy post for everyone right now.. I’ve said before how I have the workd’s best friends ever and that will never change. Last year, my best girlfriends sent me a care package in Paris from the States to cure my homesickness and tell me how much they missedContinue reading “Friends to Last a Lifetime”

One Year Ago Today..

I set out on the grandest adventure I’ve ever gone on thus far in my lifetime. I moved to Paris.   Words can’t explain the way I feel about that beautiful city now but I’ll try my hardest to capture it through my words here. Terrified, anxious, excited and proud are just a few of theContinue reading “One Year Ago Today..”

Leaving Home Behind

Well, this is it. It’s my last night in this wonderful country that I’ve come to love with all of my heart. Tomorrow morning I’ll be leaving my home behind and a piece of my heart. This has been the most wonderful summer of my life and I hate to see it come to anContinue reading “Leaving Home Behind”

Chez Martial

Last night was the last dinner I’ll share with Auburn and Austin at our favorite restaurant here in France. We discovered Chez Martial at the beginning of our trip and it’s been our favorite place to dine ever since. Even though this was the place that I had my first and only interaction with boudinContinue reading “Chez Martial”

And the countdown begins…

One week. That’s it. One week from now I’ll be on a plane hating life because I’m no longer in France. I can’t even describe how I feel when I start to think about leaving this place. I know I’ve missed home at times throughout this trip but now I can’t even imagine leaving. IContinue reading “And the countdown begins…”

Fancy French Chef

Tonight I cooked a real life French meal. Whoa, I know right? Calm down guys. Yes, I will come cook for you now. I charge a fee, though. Anyway.. The whole class went to a cooking class together and made a fancy schmancy meal that included: Smoked salmon Some chicken thing that was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUSContinue reading “Fancy French Chef”