Mein Jahr als Au Pair in Amerika :)

Mein host family letter :) * freu mich über kommis :D *

Dear host family,

I am very excited yet about getting to know you and I am really grateful that you are taking the time to read my letter and getting to know me better.

Firstly I want to introduce myself to you a bit, to make your decision easier.

My name is Vanessa and I was born on the 4th of January 1991 in Heilbronn Neckargartach, Germany. I am living together with my mother Betina, my older brother Kevin (21 years), our cat Tigerle and our rabbit King Kong. My parents are divorced since I was 4 years old. My Dad lives in Dresden, Germany.We live in an apartment in a little village called Verrenberg. Verrenberg is near by Öhringen, a little city with 20.000 residents. It is located in the country Baden-Württemberg, in the south of Germany. The nearest big city is the provincial capital Stuttgart.

My family is pretty important to me, I love them all and know I can count on them. I am really happy about their support for my wish to become an Au Pair. I have a really good relationship to my mother. She is not only my mother but also a really good friend. If I have any problems I know I can trust her and I know I can tell her everything. I talk really much with my mother and at summer’s eve we often go for a walk.

There are many reasons for me why I want to be an Au Pair: I want to gather valueable memories with a new family and get to know new friends. Primarily it is of course the time I am going to spend with the children and the experience of an eventful year with you and your kids. Also taking care of the children, learning something about the culture, studying at a college and not at last to improve my English knowledge. It is a big dream of mine for several years now.

The United States of America, here in Germany better known as ” Country of boundless possibilities ” , are highly appealing to me. I am very interested in the country and the culture and I even want to experience the daily life there. The country, the people, everything seems to be similar and on the other hand totally different from the things here.

I am persuaded of being able to be a good Au Pair, because I’ve always been loving children and I had the chance to gain experiences with children in lots of different scopes.

At this point I would like to tell you something about my experience with children:

In February 2006 I did a practical training at a kindergarten for 2 weeks. There were 50 children at the age of 3 to 6 and I helped the governess to supervise the group. We played games, ate together, sang songs, did handicrafts, read out for the kids and played in the big garden every day. I enjoyed these weeks and it was a helpful experience for me to care for so many children at the same time.

From December 2009 until May 2010 I teached children in kickboxing, mostly 4 times per week. I had more groups in different cities and most of the children were in the age of 5 to 15. I really loved this way of working with so many different children, because they all had different personalities and different needs and I loved to see how they grow up and getting better and better. Also I like it when I can motivate the kids. Sadly I have to take a break from kickboxing because I had to concentrate on my job and for learning for my driver’s license. I really miss all the children and hope I can teach them some day again.

Furthermore, I did a little bit babysitting and visited a babysitter course were I got a certificate for. I baby-sat at my neighbour’s children and children from friends from my mother. In former times I did horseback riding by a family and sometimes I baby-sat for their 2 children. 2 boys in the age of 3 and 5.

From 13th September 2010 until 27th July 2011 I will work in a kindergarten for handicapped children. I am really excited because I think I will gain a lot of experience and I really love the work with children. I am impressed that the love you gave to the children come back twentyfold.

I also have a new babysitter job for a 2 years old girl. She is really cute and loveable. I am looking forward about the weekends I will spend together with her.

Children make me happy everytime I am with them. I couldn’t imagine a life without children. I love to see them smiling, their shining eyes on christmas, their enthusiasm if they learned something new and their imaginative idea of the wolrd. I just love to see how they grow up.

For giving you a first impression of me I want to start telling you something about me and my personality:

I would describe me as a reliable, friendly, positiv and open-minded woman who is interested in getting to know new people and countries. I try to make the best of every situation. I like to talk with people but I am also a good listener. In my free time I love doing different kind of sports like playing soccer, swimming and inline skating. Furthermore I was a part of a kickboxing team for 5 years and I really adore this sport. I really like american football and I am a big fan from the New Orleans Saints, sadly in Germany football is not so popular, so I am not really able to watch some games. I love meeting my friends, watching movies at the cinema or at home, reading a good book, listen to music or just chilling outside and enjoy the sunshine. I don’t really like discos and partys, I rather sit in the evening in the garden or at a lake, making campfire with friends. My friends are very important to me. I try to help them if they have problems and I am always there for them. I am really interested in music and I love to sing, even though I can not sing. I would love to learn playing piano. I really love animals and beside our cat and rabbit I would love to have a dog.

I expected to pass my driver’s license in October/ November 2010. If I have passed my driver’s license I will drive almost daily. During my lessons in the driving school I have also attended a first aid course.

After I have finished secondary high school in July 2009 I started a internship as a assistant for office communication with a following apprenticeship. But then I realized that the work in a office, sitting 8 hours in front of the computer not the thing is I really want to do. So I terminated my internship and apply me for a social internship in the Paul-Meyle-Kindergarten. It is a kindergarten for handicapped children as I told you above.

In my spare time I did a lot of part time jobs. For 1 year I worked as a waitress and for circa 9 months I worked in a restaurant as a kitchen assistant. I also helped out in a ice cream parlor and a pizzeria.

After my Au Pair Year I either want to learn a job like interpreter, foreign language correspondence clerk or something with children.

In conclusion, I would like to say thanks in advance that you will give me this unique chance. I am looking forward to being an Au Pair and also a family member in your family and to spend a great and unforgettable year. I hope we can develop a good realtionship and work and live together as a family.

Love Vanessa