From: Netherlands
Individual account
Italy
16/04/2021 - 15/07/2021
At home
UPDATE: Currently I have found a nice family to stay with from April until July.
Dear people,
My name is Jaël. I am a Dutch young woman looking for a stay in Italy for about 2-3 months, between April and July 2021. It would be a short break from my studies (Pedagogy) and job as a youth coach. I once Workawayed when I was 18 and I got very lucky with a beautiful family. Now I would like to kind of redo this, to travel and find a place to feel at home. I did grow up in the meantime :)
Italy is, for some reason I still cannot fully fathom, my favorite country in the world. That's why I'm looking for a family in Italy.
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Life at a Farmstay
Eco Projects
Animal Care
Being an elderly companion
Hospitality/Tourism
Charity Work
Art Projects
Helping with Computers/ Internet
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Helping around the house
Language practice
Teaching
I would like to be a nanny/au pair for a family. I'm a babysitter with a big heart for all kids out there. I'm responsible and experienced (+10 yrs of babysitting).
I'm a calm person. I'm not shy but just not too extravagant. I'm polite (most of the time :) but also direct. The thing I like most, is to come up with fun, creative things to do with children, and then have a good laugh together. With kids I am playful and just myself.
I don't back down for light household work or running errands. I like cooking a lot. I'm precise and usually quick in the things I do. I can also pick kids up from school/daycare or bring them somewhere. I have a driver's license and I am planning on going to Italy with my car. Since I'm Dutch I'm good with bikes, too.
Consistent, clear approach to children (though not 'strict') with lots of patience and space for their own opinions. I have experience with innovative, more free forms of education, in which I'm very interested.
I'm down to earth, I have ideals but I'm more of a realist myself :)
I like to think I don't treat kids like they're little or less than adults. I try to empathize with them. I would never snap at a child for example, I always try to find ways to talk in a constructive way and make clear rules together. I like to give kids freedom as well as responsibilities, within boundaries.
I'm experienced with children who need a little bit more attention or knowledge of how to deal with (behavioural problems, eating/sleeping issues, etc.) I like these kind of challenges.
I study Pedagogy and I'm working now at an organization called FamilySupporters as a youth and family coach. I have helped building a new kind of school for innovative, more free education.
Though working with families is my everyday job, I'm looking for a place where I can just be the au pair and be with the kids :). I do like to have a good talk every now and then about how things are going. When I was a nanny before, I found it very useful and enriching to speak openly about everyone's expectations, experiences and needs.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Italian: Intermediate
French: Beginner
More details about my language interests
I like to speak Italian to learn it more, especially with kids because it's less scary :) But I can also speak English or Dutch. I speak them both fluently.
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Dutch
I have studied Italian a little bit over the years. I think I am now on the level of A2-B1, quindi sono abbastanza capace di esprimermi in italiano :) I'm a bit shy in talking Italian, però lo capisco bene.
I like working in gardens or doing house work like building/fixing something. I'm handy and willing, but not very experienced. So I'll need guidance in any of these task. I'm a fairly good cleaner though.
In my daily life I like to be outside. I live from day to day, cook, be with friends, think, talk, listen to music and read. I like to sing, in choirs or just all day, out loud :)
I'm not extremely sporty, but I like to run and take walks every once in a while and in winter I do skiing.
And I really love dogs.
I like to live day by day and I feel very privileged to do so.
NB: Profile says I'm a smoker. But I don't smoke a lot and if this bothers you, I can keep it to a minimum. I never smoke with kids present anyway.
Smoker
Driver's licence
Allergies
Cat hairs, but not very much. I can be around cats, just have to wash my hands before touching my eyes.
Special dietary requirements
Nope, I love and eat basically everything. I try to eat more vegetarian, though I'm not very strict. For example a slice of mortadella - I just can't resist.
