Raro momento de avenida SEM carros em New York City. Foi num domingo, bem cedinho, não resisti e tirei uma foto no meio da rua sem riscos de ser atropelada!
22 mai 2011
Palestras na Experimento
Categoria: Au Pair is..., Dicas, Medo
A Exprimento sempre realiza palestras explicando como o programa funciona e esclarece muitas das dúvidas. Abaixo seguem o link e algumas dadas e locais de alguams das palestras:
8 mai 2011
O que as host families esperam das au pairs
Categoria: Au Pair is..., Dicas, Medo
Seguem alguns trechos do que as famílias procuram, as palavrinhas sublinhadas fazem grande diferença quando faladas nas entrevistas:
We like au pairs who have energy, use their own initiative, are independent, who will enjoy experiencing the USA and caring for our children. We like happy people, who seize opportunities and make new friends easily. In 2006 we would particularly like an active au pair who enjoys doing crafts, playing outside, and helping the children do their home work.
We are seeking an au pair to help drive the children to school and various activities, assist around mealtimes, and help with the care of the children. Because of the varied ages of our children, we would like someone who can be flexible enough to play catch with Jack, set up a lemonade stand with Sloane, and bike with Justin. We would hope to find someone who can be a companionand an authority figure to the children. We are looking for someone who takes interest in the children and who wants to contribute to the household. We are very happy to train our au pair, as we have done in the past, so we just need someone who can learn, has energy, and is genuinely interested in the job.
8 mai 2011
O que esperar do trabalho de au pair
Categoria: Au Pair is..., Medo
Meninas, segue um típico e-mail do momento das entrevistas. Coisas que precisamos saber antes de fechar com a host family como a rotina com as meninas, horários, dias de folga, uso do carro, etc. Postei em inglês pra vocês já irem se acostumando com o vocabulário:
Working hours
During August, we need you to take care of the girls from whenever they wake up (9:00+-) to 6:00, Monday – Friday. Starting in September, when the girls are in school, you will have to get the girls to school in the morning (working hours 7:00-8:45am) and then pick them up in the afternoon and watch them until we get home (2-6pm). We generally arrive home around 6:00. When school has a vacation or if one of the girls is sick, we’ll want you to stay with them during the day unless that interferes with your school schedule.
As required by the au pair program, one weekend per month will be free. The other weekends we will ask you to work 3-9pm on Sunday so that Deb and I can go out to dinner.
If the family goes away for a weekend, we will invite you to come with us and pay for your activities (skiing, for example), but that will be considered family fun time, not working time.
If you want to arrange time off, we need to have some advance notice so we can change our schedules.
Duties
We want you to keep the girls safe. You’ll need to feed them breakfast and lunch, and sometimes supper. The girls will probably have swimming lessons and other activities after school, and we will ask you to take them to those. Otherwise there are lots of kids in the neighborhood and we would like them to play outside as much as possible. We want to minimize the amount of time they spend in the house and watching TV or movies. We’ll want you to (informally) teach the girls about your country and culture and language.
Car use
When you first arrive, we will spend some time with you making sure you are comfortable driving. One of our cars will be for your use during the day. In the evenings, if you are going into the city for entertainment purposes (clubs, friends, etc.) we’ll suggest using the commuter train, which is right nearby. It is difficult to drive in Boston, as well as to park. If you are driving other places not in the city, we can discuss using a car.
Computer/Phone
You will be able to use one of our computers (or our Internet connection, if you have your own) to email with your friends and family and use the Internet. We will give you a $25 per month phone card for you to call home.
Cooking/cleaning
We will want you to cook for the girls, help them do their laundry, and help them to clean up after themselves. We will not expect you to cook or clean for us.
1 mai 2011
Curiosidades…
Categoria: Au Pair is..., Fotos, Medo
Num post bem antigo eu comentei sobre a minha chegada na casa da host family. Foi um pouco traumática, porque a casa estava em reforma, meu quarto cheirava a tinta fresca, mal tinha móveis e tudo muito sujo e esquisito. Essa foto tirei quando “arrumei” o meu closet, que na verdade parecia muito mais um buraco na parede do que um armário. O espelho ainda estava embalado. Depois de umas semanas apareceu o cara q colocaria a porta no meu closet e em outros comodos da casa. Se vcs passarem por essa experiência (de reforma), tenham paciência ou então peçam pra trocar de família logo q chegarem. Comigo valeu a pena esperar, deu tudo certo no final.
