America
My Adventures as an Au-Pair in America
At 21, I moved to the peaceful suburbs of Long Island, NY, and my life was changed forever. These are the stories from that unforgettable year.
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Sun, sand, and ocean… What more do you need?
One of the best things about Long Island was the fact that, for the first time in my life, I lived close to water. Czechia is famous for its lakes and natural reserves, but we don’t have any access to the sea. And I love it; I am a Cancer girl after all. I could Continue reading
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Daddy issues, who?
Yeah, I know. What a cliché. But let me get into it. I haven’t been meeting up with Sir MagicalCarpet much anymore after he kicked me out of his apartment like an unwanted puppy. It was all weird, and I was annoyed by it. So I tried what every scorched woman has tried before. I Continue reading
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Take Me Home, Country Road… or Railroad.
Because we were traveling by train from San Francisco all the way back to New York. Are there any cool train songs? Just a fleeting thought. Anyway, in my last post, I wrote about our time in the Golden City, so today I’ll start where I left off. At the train station. We decided to Continue reading
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Tenderloin, the Best Part of Town
The time had finally come. Vacation! Flying! West coast! New adventures! Heck Yeah! I had been looking forward to this for so long. For a while, it seemed like I’d be going alone, but then Nordic Beauty decided to join me, and together we started planning weeks ahead. Sunshine C. didn’t come with us; she Continue reading
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Everyone is hot. And possibly on drugs. Welcome to Manhattan.
I have visited the city several times since arriving in America, but besides the Halloween party, I was never there at night. Clubbing is not really my forte; I don’t feel all that comfortable being surrounded by so many people. But I enjoy dancing, which is how the girls persuaded me to go. “Let’s go Continue reading
Life in Ink and Footsteps 