tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255771866722837790.post6902996058485072145..comments2023-06-07T12:01:31.633+02:00Comments on An American Au Pair In Paris: Proof that the sun shines in Paris (sometimes)Sarah Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10364761717643752435noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8255771866722837790.post-47521030265615211602011-01-12T06:06:37.910+01:002011-01-12T06:06:37.910+01:00I'm loving the day by day pictures. Excellent ...I'm loving the day by day pictures. Excellent idea to spend more on yummy food. I wish I had treated myself to food more and less to stuff. Stuff is annoying to pack up anyway. Your wallet will recover. It may not speak to you for a while but you guys will work things out. ;)<br />Thoughts on leaving/staying: I like that you'd at least stay through the spring. I bet thats the best time to be there. Oh oh! Go see the tulips in Holland! I wish so bad that I could see those in the spring. I absolutely 100% support giving yourself enough time to come back and remember how to function in the US and to also get yourself into job searching/future planning mode. I was home for 10 days between camp 08 and Italy. BAD IDEA. Not enough time. I carried emotional baggage partly bc of that all through Italy and I really think that it hindered my experience. On the flip side though, don't assume that everything starts in the Fall, unless you had something specific in mind. Do you? I was just home for 10 weeks. I honestly think that it took about 3 weeks for me to feel like I was done sending e-mails or catching up with or unpacking or sorting out or no wanting to do anything but watch american tv for me to kind of begin to want to plan a future. Once I started looking for Americorps positions it was about 3 to 4 weeks before I got the job. I think a month is about normal from start to finish of that process, so at least allow that. But depending on what youre looking for it could take longer. After 10 weeks I was happy to be leaving home because I was really excited to start my new life, not bc I couldnt stand being home. I think it was the perfect amount of time. I spent the last 2 or 3 weeks being kind of bored during the day but I was happy that I had a chance to finally stop being so god damned busy and be BORED! I appreciated every minute of it and I honestly think that I'm more motivated and productive because of it now....now that I know that not doing anything isn't reallly a whole lot of fun. So those are my thoughts on that subject. You know I love my soapboxes. :DStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257198593948947837noreply@blogger.com