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”
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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”
5 Things You Learn When You Explore the Entirety of Paris’ Louvre Museum
After being home from Paris for a little over a month, I’ve obviously been thinking about that marvelous city for a majority of my free time. I’m missing it more and more each day so I’ve decided that it’s finally time to now start posting my tips, useful facts and just favorite things about theContinue reading “5 Things You Learn When You Explore the Entirety of Paris’ Louvre Museum”
The Completion of My Paris Bucket List
I did it! I finished ALL of my Paris Bucket List! ..except for three items I couldn’t afford as a poor nanny. The last few items on my list were not easy in the slightest. The first, and one I’m most excited about, is seeing the entirety of the Louvre. I did that. IContinue reading “The Completion of My Paris Bucket List”
How Paris Changed My Life
I remember the first time I thought about it. I remember thinking, “This is crazy.. I’d never actually do it..” And then I remember realizing that actually nothing made more sense to me than moving to Paris. After just one year, my time in Paris has changed me. I’ve grown into a completely different being.Continue reading “How Paris Changed My Life”
Goodbyes are the Hardest Part..
I knew when I moved to Paris, that I would get attached and it’d be hard to move away. I knew that after spending a year of my life with a family separate from my own and caring for children who weren’t mine, I’d find it difficult to leave. I knew that I’d fall moreContinue reading “Goodbyes are the Hardest Part..”
The Beginning of Goodbyes: An Au Pair’s Last Two Weeks on the Job
This week was a spectacular one. My host parents were out of town for the second half of the week so I spent 72 straight hours with my kiddos. And on top of that, my oldest kid S got out of school last week so she was completely free all day every day. Most auContinue reading “The Beginning of Goodbyes: An Au Pair’s Last Two Weeks on the Job”
Fête de la Musique 2015
Every year on June 21, France has a party. And I mean a big party. A music party. The entire country explodes in harmony all afternoon and evening and the experience is magnificent. Basically, there’s a band playing on every corner of every city and you just walk around indulging in the melodies. It’s insanelyContinue reading “Fête de la Musique 2015”
Escaping City Life: A Day Trip to Normandy’s Capital
It’s always so nice to get out of the city and explore more of what France has to offer. Coming from a small town, sometimes living in such a huge city is a bit overwhelming for me. So, whenever I have a chance to get away for a bit, I take full advantage. Yesterday, IContinue reading “Escaping City Life: A Day Trip to Normandy’s Capital”
The Wandering Sunflower 