I'm here!

I didn't really have time to post something about my packing, because well, I was packing. But important thing is: think where you are going (sunny and hot? cold all year long? all 4 seasons?) and REMEMBER clothing in US is (probably) way cheaper than in your country, so you will end up shopping and you will have to bring things back to your home country too...

And I really didn't like my project, so if I will manage to make it more pretty (and not be ashamed of it anymore), I'll show it to you :)

Au pair care academy was awesome! I was in class specialized for infant care and it was really fun! We learned baby massage, some signs for talking to babies and I made some good friends there :)

Au pair care academy  Baby class! Silver (or as I'd say Golden) team

There was possibility to go on this trip to New York for like $40 something... and it really sucked! I'm just one happy person, I have family in NY, so I can come visit them and get real tour. this one was only from the bus (this is her, there is that, and you can get a glimpse of that on the left...). Just not worth it. At all. I thought maybe promised picture with Statute of liberty will be what I expected. Well wasn't. we got out of the bus, had like 10 minutes for picture wit statute may be 1,5 cm big somewhere in distance and got back in the bus.
Then they let us out in Time square for may be 1,5 - 2 hours? What there is to see on time square? Lot's and lots of billboards. So I took couple of pictures, bought something to eat and found (kind of) quiet corner to eat it (getting food in restaurant wasn't recommended because of time). I really felt like an autistic child lost in supermarket... Then I went for short walk and took couple of pictures. so... My point is, that tour was waste of money. next day was shuttle to NY for $20 something and I bet it was same (or may be even better).

Facebook, Pinterest and Line all together! (quite bad picture :/)

And BTW. since there is Halloween now, there was costume contest and our room got 3rd place. :) we were social networks and everybody who participated got that ride with shuttle to NY as a price. I chose not to go (since I'll have better opportunity to visit) and let one of the girls go instead of me. (I had hotel pool all to myself. I think it was better way to spend time :) )

I got to my host family on Friday. On Saturday we went to zoo and to pumpkin carving at their friends house. It really was like in movies. Mommies in kitchen talking. Daddies in yard preparing pumpkins (later watching baseball/american football game) and kids in Halloween masks running around! :) I carved my first pumpkin EVER! :) :) And today is gonna be some kind of kids parade, so i'm excited for that too! :)

I have to say, it's really hard for me to adjust to this new kind of life. Coming to someones family as kind of family member, kind of employee... Totally new situation for me, but I think it's already getting better. And with their other part time nanny coming tomorrow it's gonna get much better too. She is apparently young and cool and we will have lots to talk about. :)

see ya!
Maria (:

(mozte to niekto doma mamke prelozit? dakujem!)

Test entry

So if you met me, you probably know I'm a bit crazy and last crazy thing I decided to do was to became an au pair in USA for a year. It was pretty easy decision to make, since there is not many options for me in my home town (lovely, but smaaaaal). I'm planing to write a blog about my experiences (good or bad) so my mum or friends won't say I don't keep in touch. I'm not a writer and I've never been blogging so no judging please. And I also know my English is not prefect but I wanna work on that. Some entries will be in Slovak and some in English (or may be both we'll see).

Well. finally it's happening and i'm beginning to work on some important things for my successful year. Like Au pair project. I don't know if all agencies want that thing, but in my honest opinion it's ridiculous (especially 'you can give it to your host family as a gift' thing. If I'm gonna give them something it gotta be something well... nice. Not such a nonsense).

But I have to make it whatever I think about it so I decided to have some fun with it (as much as I can). AND I'll post it here in English, so it can be helpful for someone, because I didn't find any information online (only guide from agency and let's be honest it's not really helpful). Of course, I found some videos about project (not many). But girls! Your friends aren't interested in that shit! people from around globe (who need some information/inspiration) are! And not everybody speaks Spanish, Latvian, Hungarian or whatever your native language is. You were able to make project in English, so why not video?!
BTW: Thank you anonymous Czech girl. Your video skills suck (so do mine - who am I to judge), but project is good.

(next time about packing. that's gonna be fun!)

See ya!

Maria