Author Archives: Susie Davies
Au Pairing for the Spanish Elite
It was summer 2021, I had finished my A levels and was officially on my gap year. I had chosen to delay going to university to do an 8-month placement abroad with the educational charity ‘Project Trust’, starting in January. I therefore had four months to fill, limited funds, and a desperation to leave the […]
Murder on the Dance Floor – Honduras
Aged 18, I moved to a rural town in the Honduran mountains, setting up a new life as an English teacher in the murder capital of the world. I have always been concerningly welcoming of risks. An activity’s appeal to me is often directly correlated to its production of butterflies in my tummy and a […]