Dear Au Pair,
My name is M. and my daughter is O., we are both a
family. O. is 9 years old.
So far, we don’t have any pets at home but we are both thinking
about the chance of getting a dog or a cat.
O. is quite a sporty girl; she does triathlon and air acrobatics
in silks during the week.
She is also a mountain lover; it takes a little while to take her out
of the house but when she does, she feels really happy.
She loves swimming, little fish she is, dancing and being silly.
Also likes meeting with friends at the park, main square or at home.
For us, it is really important that the person who will come to live
with us, will feel comfortable and cozy with both of us, feeling free to
share with us films and popcorn and also feeling free to have time on
her/his own. She can join us in every family activity whenever she feels
like it.
I was an Au Pair when I was young and I understand the fact that you
need family time and free time on your own.
We live in a town in the north of Madrid called Manzanares el
Real, it is about 40 km away from Madrid center. It is a quiet and
beautiful town surrounded by mountains with a singular castle and a
big reservoir.
There is good public transport to get to Madrid and around. There
is a local bus that takes you straight to Madrid and also you can get a train (train station is 15 km away from Manzanares) to
different locations in Madrid center.
If you have a driving license, you can also take my car.
Manzanares, even though it is a small town (8000 population),
has many activities going on, street markets, yoga, theatre, concerts,
mountain hikes, nice people, etc.
I work in the emergency service of a hospital in Alcorcon, one
hour drive from where we live. I do 12 hours shifts that go like this:
day/night/off/off/off/day/night.… and so on.
It is usually always like that although sometimes my shifts can be
changed due to external reasons.
So, for me, it is very important that you can be flexible with this, as
well as I will be really flexible too, for instance, if you have booked a
weekend off, I will do anything to try not to work that weekend. I will
always do my best to accommodate my needs with your needs.
DAY TIME SHIFTS:
You will be with O. from 8 am, waking up time, until she goes to
school at 9 am.
Then you will have the whole morning off until 15/15.30, time to
pick up O. from school.
In the afternoon you will have to take her to after school activities,
homework, shower and dinners.
I will be back at 22.30.
NIGHT TIME SHIFTS:
I WILL LEAVE TO WORK AT 19.30. Then you will be responsible
for finishing homework with her, shower, dinner and putting O. to bed at a reasonable time.
Next morning duties are waking her up, breakfast and taking her to
school.
DAYS OFF MONDAY TO THURSDAY:
English and Science homework and study just one hour in the
afternoon before or after O.’s after school activities.
About house work duties, I only ask for those that keep living together
easy and comfy.
We will share all the domestic duties.
We life in a nice flat with a huge terrace facing the river.
It has got 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen and living room.
Your bedroom is full of natural light, with a bed, wardrobe, shelf and
desk.
We live 5 minutes walking distance from the school and the center of
the town.
There are places where you can learn Spanish in the town.
Concerning the language to speak at home, it is basic for me
that the AuPair will always talk in English to O. It will be difficult at
first that O. will answer back in English but little by little she will.
I will speak to you always in Spanish so you can learn the language at home, too.