Dear Mrs Hansen,
do you remember me, I have been at Granny Aupair since 2011. It seems that I have arrived at my last family, as I will be 80 in December.
After Lausanne, Tirol, Austria, Brussels, Munich, Washington D.C., USA I have now been in Victoria, Vancouver Island B.C. Canada since June 2017. The island is absolutely beautiful, living near the Pacific Ocean is wonderful. I will be staying here until the end of this year and then probably cease my stays abroad. But I do not want to do so without saying goodbye to you and your team and thank you for the placements. Nearly 10 years and 7 countries. I have got to know many lovely things, interesting people and loveable children  and am so thankful for this.

Best wishes

Lily

My first Granny stay took me to Scotland in winter. It was a great experience, a nice family with three small children and cold.Next came the call from a host family in the warm Phoenix, Arizona.  They were looking for support for their two boys (2,5 and 7 years). We quickly came to an agreement via Skype and I flew off with light luggage - at the temperatures in my host country you only needed shorts and tops. I was lovingly welcomed by “my” family and immersed in everyday life in America. All the clichés were fulfilled for me. Picking up the older son from the yellow school bus, daily driving on the five-lane highway, trips into the great outdoors, campfires with marshmallows, pancakes for breakfast and so on. At “half time” I travelled three days to Las Vegas and to the Grand Canyon on my own.
In the autumn we visited Utah's  National Parks. I got to know many new people and things I have would have never experienced on a normal holiday. The three months went past much too quickly and the farewell from the family and the dog were very moving.

Let's see where my next Granny mission will take me. Maybe to Australia. :)

Best wishes
Birthe

Dear Granny Aupair Team
On 26.10. it will time to say goodbye to my host family with little K., who has really grown close to my heart.
For 10 weeks I was allowed to look after him for a few hours every day  and mostly it was fun. I really enjoyed experiencing everyday life with a small child again.

In my spare time I often travelled by car in the Napa Valley or Sonoma Valley.

San Francisco was also on my program for 2 days.

But now I'm looking forward to my home and to seeing all my loved ones again.

I think it wasn't the last time I was on the road as a Granny.

Attached a photo of my little darling who managed to make me sleep well every day!

Greetings from

Granny Gerlinde

Granny Aupair makes it possible:  "Dream of New Zealand"
Hello, I just wanted to tell you that I am going to New Zealand from July 1st.
Before the video call at 6:00 am because of the time change I was already very  excited.

It was completely unnecessary: the mum and her 4 little girls were so enchanting and we talked and laughed for 20 minutes. A real stroke of luck. For me a dream comes true - thank you very much for your commitment which gave me the opportunity to realize the "Dream of New Zealand".
I will tell you what it was like.

Much love
Heidi