Testimonials
USA Letters from USA
Dear Sybil,
Firstly a warm regard from me and my country. Since i have already been a part of au-pair program, i felt i should send mail to you, to thank you for everything you have done to us and for the wonderful program "GO AUPAIR". It's really great to be a part of it. Thank you so much for helping us in each and every step that we take. I really felt honoured and glad.
Last but not the least, I again want to say THANK YOU ,THANK YOU and THANK YOU.
Sapana. Nepal.
My host family are very nice and have welcomed me really well. The kids are alot to handle, but they are nice boys and we get on well. they are very generous and include me in everything that they do. It is really good to meet all the other Aupairs from other countries. Already i have done so much and i look forward to the rest of my year. Thankyou for this opportunity and i will keep you posted.
Emma USA.
Dear Sybil,
Just wanted to let you now that I have arrived in America. It was a long journey but I finally got here. I have been set up in an apartment not about 1/2 hr drive from the family. Just wanted to say Thank you again for all your help and guidence in helping me get here.
Best Regards Joanne
I have been in The States for a month now so I thought I should write to you both to let you know how I've been getting on!
Firstly, I love it! My 4 days in New York were awesome, I met a girl from Adelaide and New Zealand and In the two/three evenings we had to adventure around the city was so cool! We were able to see alot of New York, which I'm thankful for.
I'm here in Colorado with my Host Family and they have been great so far. They are such a relaxed family and we've all been getting along fine. My host father has taken me to a college basketball game and it was just huge. They are also planning a holiday to Mexico in April/May sometime, so that is more than okay with me! The Children are so active but thats fine, I work about 3 hours in the morning and 4 hours around afternoon/evening. So I have a break in the day to myself, which will be handy when I start to study.
The town is small-ish and the closest AuPair is about a 15 min drive away, I have only been able to meet the AuPairs once, they are mostly from Brazil and the Cech Republic, but very nice eitherways! I've also become friends with the old American babysitter my host family had, so she's been showing me around.I've been very happy and settled in fairly easy and I've found I haven't been homesick that much at all.
Thank you so entirely for getting me here!
Kindest Regards Gemma
There are a lot of things to get used to. The driving on the other side of the road was really weird initially, because I'm sitting in the same seat as I would if I was driving my Ka at home and no one indicates - ever - also you don't have to wait for a green light if you're turning right. There is always a breeze blowing in Kansas. A funnel cloud touched down in another part of Kansas today and we have been issued a severe weather warning for tonight - big thunderstorm is coming apparently (has been coming for the last two days as well...). I heard my first real redneck accent today. Taught Dr Gill what a ute is - you wouldn't think that would have been a major cultural barrier. Also ate catfish today, not bad but give me battered snapper anyday. Thanks a zillion for this opportunity.
Amy
Hello, its Nicole here, one of the au pairs living in Chicago. Firstly i wanted to say thank you so much for everything, it was the best thing i ever did coming over here, i love it and i have had such a wonderful time so far, with many more exciting things to look forward to.
Hi Sybil,
How are you? It is Natalie here. I want to thankyou for all the work that you did for me to get me here to America. I am really enjoying my time here. I have met many people also Au Pairs in the area, not just from Go AuPair but also from other agencies. My family is really wonderful and treat just like I am part of their family. My host mum's parents and grandparents also treat me as one of the family and invite
me out to dinner on a regular basis. The town that I live in is really cute.
It is a small town and already people recognise me.
Thankyou again for all your help and organisation.
Regards Natalie USA.
I have a great host family that i get along with extremely well they made me welcome and i feel like part of the family now that i've settled.
I've also made some great friends with the other au pairs in the area and we have been exploring Washington DC and the surrounding area, as well as many shopping centers.
Amanda USA.
Just thought that i would send an e-mail to let you all know that i am doing well and really enjoying myself over here :) I have made many new friends and i am spending most of my free time out and about. The family i am living with have been so wonderful to me and are really genuine people and the girls.... i love them!!! i took a photo of them today with my TIGERS footy accessories on them all ready for tonights big game ! They even know the Tigerland theme song now ... its sooooo funny!!!As Ciara tells it "the pies are LOSERS" :) CARN THE TIGES !!!!! .......
Nicole.
Hi Sybil, just thought I'd send you a quick update and let you know I'm still in the USA and enjoying myself. So much so that I've signed on for the second year/ visa extension program so I will return in June 2006.
I am enjoying my time with the family. The family and I went to our first au pair/ host family gathering on the weekend to a water park in Pennsylvannia. It was a lot of fun. It was also nice to meet some other au pairs too.
I just wanted to let you know I am alive, ok and having a good time. Take care and keep smiling,
Charissa. In the USA.
