Worried that I'd feel at loose ends, I'd texted a friend, another writer, and basically invited myself over for a drink. Elisabeth de Mariaffi stands with her son Desmond Stephens and Nora de Mariaffi on the Elizabeth Bridge in Budapest. Everyone expected me to head straight to journalism school, or grad school, or do the requisite year abroad. I'd already lived outside of Paris for a whole summer at 16 — too young, by the way — as an under-the-table au pair. Having children young means learning to let go early, says Elisabeth de Mariaffi.

Source: CBC News October 13, 2018 12:01 UTC