My Au Pair Story

One of the most frequent questions people ask me is: “How were you able to afford the cost of living in Europe?” So I thought I’d take the time to finally answer that question among many others, as well as talk about my personal experience as an Au Pair in Europe. Ladies and gents, nope, no …

Gratitude at Twenty-Five

Just a friendly reminder that bad days breed greatness I won’t sugarcoat it: I had been feeling awful. It doesn’t usually happen, but when it does, it can hit me like a sledgehammer. On top of that: it’s been raining for days, I got sick last Saturday, I felt totally linguistically isolated from the world …

Responses I usually get when I say: “I’m from the Philippines”

There’s this viral “I love your Filipino accent, say it again” meme that I couldn’t help but laugh at whenever I scroll my newsfeed on Facebook. *whispers PRENCH PRIES* Not everybody speaks English very well and not everybody speaks with true American accent, but I’m mighty proud that the Philippines is among the most fluent …