After being rejected from NASA (at least that specific internship) because I am not an engineer, I have decided to do something else with my summer while I contemplate my future. With my newly rediscovered love of French, I am thinking about applying to be an Au Pair over the summer.
I have always wanted to stay on my own in another country (or anywhere other than my hometown) and this appears to be a great opportunity. Currently, my French is not up to par with living there but I think that I can change that with a little bit of work. I almost wish I had kept more of the French notes that I had from school.
The application to the program is a little intense. I am struggling with writing 500 words to the program and potential host family about myself, my qualifications and when I expect from the program IN FRENCH. Google translate is good to help with words and phrases when I get stuck, but I feel completely incompetent. I wish I could speak as well as I understand.
I wish I could just contact someone and do this directly rather than have to go through a program, but the accredited part means that I won't get ripped off in the end. I am excited to think that I may be able to spend an entire summer in Paris! That would be fantastic....even though I would not get paid very much. Given the loss of my scholarship last semester (keeping a 3.7 in college is rough in the physics department) and my current scarcity of funds I hope this is somewhat reasonable. It would most definitely be a one in a lifetime experience.
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I hope that you get this. That would be absolutely amazing. :) Even if you aren't able to do it this summer, you can still try for the next summer. My plan is to go to Italy in Fall 2012 for the same thing. Good luck to you. :D
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