Ok, so here's what's been going on since February; I'm almost finished with this semester, my last semester! I've been doing a little happy dance every time I finish a "last" like my last paper, my last class presentation, my last reading summary, etc. At least my last as an undergraduate.
I've been trolling listings for au pair jobs and finding a good number of families I think I would really love to live with, some I would settle for and a few who are clearly crazy. There's one family in particular that I'm really excited about, they've got 2 boys and live in Brussels. The father works in Paris during the week and returns on weekends and they say that the flat in Paris is available for their au pair on weekends. I emailed their current au pair today and she said she's really enjoyed her time with them and the flat in Paris has been really nice since it's such an expensive city to visit. They just sound like the kind of family I would feel at home with. Their au pair said that she was encouraged to pursue other hobbies and interests and to meet lots of people while she was there, which is really nice. I don't want to end up staying at home all the time and I'm sure I'll need to find things to occupy my mind beyond childcare.
There is another listing I'm interested in (I only found it yesterday, so I haven't heard back from them yet) because the description of the family and 'Dear Au Pair' letter seemed like something I had written myself. It had much the same description in their profile as I'd listed in mine. So, at least on paper, I've apparently found my doppelgänger.
I've decided I'm really not interested in moving to a rural location and I know I want to have most of my weekends free. Some of the families request specifically that they need their au pair to put in most of their hours during the weekend, but I'd like to spend that time going out on the town, traveling or hanging out with Kelly.
I had expected to have made plans by now (before graduation) but have moved slower with the job seeking because school has taken more of my attention than I thought it would. But still not deterred, I've decided to keep up the search until the end of the summer. At that point I'll give up the gohst and maybe try again next year. (Au pairs in Belgium are required to start before September)
Monday, April 28, 2008
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