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First, thank you for taking your time to read our profile :)
We are Raúl (Dad), Cristina (Mum), Olivia (11) and Franco (8).
We are a cheerful and welcoming Spanish family currently based in Stanmore (Greater London, UK), looking for a kind, reliable and positive person to join us for around 3–6 weeks and become part of our daily family life.
Cristina is the founder of an online business and works from home. Raúl is a Spanish Navy Officer and he usually works till 4 pm.
We have participated in study exchanges (Ex Erasmus scholarship) and summer jobs abroad when we were younger, so we both speak English fluently. We have travelled to many countries, so we share fascination about it but we also understand that adapting to different habits and traditions.
Our children are full of life, very active but also very cute and loving. We never get bored! They are used to be with aupairs.
Regarding our hobbies, we like trekking, visiting beautiful and interesting villages, music, cinema...
Types of help and learning opportunities
Babysitting and creative play
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
The reason probably you chose to travel and work abroad is because you’re looking for an enriching experience: living abroad and being immersed in another culture while playing and caring of children. We are convinced that we are the right family for an aupair to feel welcomed and make the most of this adventure. You can be sure that we will do our best to make you feel comfortable and part of our family, taking care of you as well. We’ll also help you to learn and improve your Spanish if you wish. Since Cristina was a former Spanish teacher, she'll be the perfect match for you to learn real Spanish :)
Since our little Olivia was 6 months (8 years old now), we’re very used to live with an aupair in our home. We really love the experience and we believe that living with aupairs from different cultures and backgrounds is an enriching experience. Our previous aupairs became part of our family and so they still are. We will be more than happy to give you direct references from them so you can get a better scenario about us.
Au Pair Help
This host has let us know they’ll be complying with UK regulations for au pair stays.
Projects involving children
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Help
Most of your tasks will be related to spending quality time with the children: playing at home or at the park in the afternoon or taking them for a walk.
Having the children familiarized with English or French, is one of our priorities in this exchange, so we will ask you to try to speak to our children only in any of these languages. French is another language that we will consider for this experience, so if you’re a native speaker or fluent enough, you are more than welcome :)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
German: Beginner
French: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
The language exchange will consist of teaching you real Spanish while you will speak English with the children.
Accommodation
In UK we live in a 3-bedroom house in Stanmore. .
You will have a nice room of your own where you will have all the basic equipment (bed, desk, chair, closet).
You won’t have to do any cleaning except for your own room and contribute to keep the house tidy and neat (set the table or load the dishwasher), which is light housework.
What else ...
Because of current UK immigration rules, we can only consider people who already have the legal right to live and work in the UK. So please only get in touch if you are a UK or Irish citizen, if you already hold a valid UK visa or residence status that allows you to work, or if you are coming under a Youth Mobility Scheme visa. This may apply to some nationalities, including for example Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Iceland, Uruguay, Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, among others.
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
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One
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It was a really great experience. We were lucky to have Marie joining our family :)
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It was a really great experience. We were lucky to have Marie joining our family :)
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