Dear future host family!
How´s everything? First of
all, I want you to know I'm really excited about the program and also to meet
you. My name is Daniela, I am 23 years old and I am from Franca, Brazil which
is a mid-sized city in the state of São Paulo. I like living here, because it
is near Ribeirao Preto, a nearby city, where I have access to a lot of
entertainment and education. I live with my dad-Rene, my mom-Rosana, my
brother-Marcelo and my little dog named Lili.
I can describe myself first
of all as a person who likes children. I really enjoy looking after them. I am
patient, friendly, flexible, responsible, dedicated, outgoing, talkative, funny
and a sociable person because I am an easy person to deal with. I like the
simple things of life, such as going to the theater, movies, parks, reading a
good book, listening to music, dancing, going out with friends, my family, and swimming.
Wherever I have some free time, I travel with my family to Minas Gerais where I
can visit my relatives and explore some waterfalls with my
cousins and my brother.
I got my driver’s license
when I was 19 years old. I don’t have my own car but I drive my parents’ car whenever
I need, such as when I go to work or when I want to go shopping. I have a
double major (English/Portuguese) degree. I graduated in 2008 and I would like
to improve, even more, my English, so I decided to work as an au pair because besides
learning more the English language I will take care of children, which is
something I have already said I like doing, and I will also learn more about
the American culture. These aspects will contribute a lot to my career when I
come back to Brazil.
My work experience started
when I looked after a three-year-old girl called Giovana, who is my friend’s daughter. We spent some good and fun time together, we used to
ride bicycles, play board games when the weather was rainy, or play with balls
when the weather was good to do so in the open air, we used to go to playgrounds,
to paint and draw, to dance, to sing, to
play with toys, to read a children’s book and many other indoor and outdoor
activities. Actually I used to plan different kinds of activities for her and I
always tried to help her make the most of our time together. As I have
already mentioned, I am a Portuguese teacher and I have worked with children
since 2009. In each classroom I have almost 40 students but I consider I have a
good relationship with them. To do so and to make the most of our lessons I try
to do some activities which engage them and also stimulate their creativity.
Now I want to talk a little bit about my expectation
with this exchange program. The American culture has an enormous influence on
my country as we watch a lot of American movies, listen to your music, eat fast
food, etc. So going up to the US such as an au pair would be such a great
opportunity to live all that. Living and being part of your family, culture and
your language is something I am really anxious to.
It will be a dream come true living in the US, visiting
new places, taking some courses, practicing and improving my English especially
with children.
I'm prepared to live this new experience and I have
the support of my family and friends. It also would be a great pleasure to show
you a little bit of my own culture.
You can be sure that I will give the best of me to
your children. I hope we have a great relationship, become good friends and
have a nice year together.
Sincerely,
Daniela.
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