Updates to my Application

I decided today that I was going to rewrite my 'Dear Host Family' letter for my application as it was suggested that I add some things to it.

It's actually really good that I did because I am much happier with the new letter and I feel that it is a little less in depth.

I am also planning on filming an application video this week. Should be good!! :)

Unfortunate Release

As I checked my emails this morning I was looking for one in particular, one from either Au Pair USA or from the host family. Sadly I got the one from Au Pair USA stating the my profile had been released.

This means that after my interview with the family, either they chose not to interview me again and that I would not be offered placement with them or they ran out of time with my profile.

So maybe it wasn't the family for me but I just have to keep positive about it all.

An Interesting Day

Today has been a bit of a hectic day!!!

To start off with I only got about two hours sleep due to our new puppy squealing and screeching all night, then I had to get everything sorted (washing, make-up and hair), wait for the washing to be done so that I could take it to the laundromat to go in the dryer, then get home and change clothes and then be at the library connected to their Wi-Fi all by 11am (NZST).

I managed to get all of that sorted in time and I just had to wait for the Skype call from the host family. It came and I saw the house and we talked about what I'd be doing and what I can do when the holidays come or when the family goes on Vacation.

We had a few difficulties with Skype (it stopped working) and we ended up talking on the phone about the rest.

I should hear back from them soon...

Looks like it could be all go from here....

Also if I do get offered placement with this family I would be leaving/arriving on Monday 6 July

First Contact

I am on view with a new family and a few hours after being notified of this I received a message from the family with some good news! They like my application profile and would like to talk with me via Skype!!

So we've organised a time and now I just have to wait... until tomorrow (Thursday 17 May) at 11am (NZST)/today (Wednesday 16 May) at 4pm (PST). I can't wait to talk to this family!

They are from a suburb in Phoenix, Arizona!!

That's all for now. Will write again after talking to the family :)

Takes a bit of perseverance...

The past couple of weeks have had their downs and up, and the downs were the worse of the two.

My mum tries to be as supportive as she can but sometimes she struggles to keep the positivity and she tells me that I shouldn't get my hopes up and that I shouldn't think that this is all going to work out.

I disagree with her about all of this and I believe that having hope in something and thinking that it'll work out is a good way to stay positive about what I am trying to do.

Then, in the weekend me and one of my friends were heading out, it was late and dark and we ended up in an accident which destroyed my car. I was in shock for a few hours and we both only ended up with a couple of bruises. The saddest thing about this is that I was going to sell my car so that I could pay for the Au Pair USA program fees.

The upside to all of this is that all the things that were in my car like seat covers, stereo and speakers were all worth a bit of money and so I can sell those things to make up for losing my car.

And despite all of this I still want to become an Au Pair this year and I still want to change my life through doing so, even though my family keeps telling me I should put it off for a year.

This is my choice and I want to keep on with my application and I don't want to back down because of one accident.