I have already had my second placement as a Granny Aupair.
I was on Malta for 4 months and looked after 2 girls (7 and 10 years old).
Previously I was in Portland (USA) for 3 months and looked after a one year old boy and a 2 1/2 year old girl.

It gave me great pleasure to look after the children and to support the family.

I got to know people and the countries and refreshed my English skills (as no German was spoken) and was lovingly integrated into the families.

To summarize: It was great!

88 days have passed and I am home again. It was a great time with Peter, Dylan and Chloe. I could see and experience a lot of America. The small family welcomed and fully integrated me from the beginning. I just felt at home. What had to be accomplished? Physically not or hardly demanding. Emotional challenges, not always easy, but manageable. The one week back packing tour inbetween was good for me. Languagewise there were hardly any problems, as the children spoke German as good or as bad as my English. This complemented eachother beautifully and banging on the table is understandable in all languages. "What does it mean?" was an often used sentence on both sides. From the children's side, always when they did not want to understand something. "Chloe, räum Dein Zimmer auf!" "What does it mean?" Peter enjoyed speaking German. He did everything to make my stay enjoyable and interesting and he really managed this. Thank you, Peter. And the weather. Three months of sunshine and in part extreme heat. Rain mostly only at night. OK, the heat limited some activities, but I enjoyed sitting in the shade and reading, regardless of the temperature. I am now being asked often: "Would you do this again?" And the answer is: "Yes!" There are so many beautiful countries I haven't seen yet and a lot of families looking for a Granny. I will stay in contact with Peter, Dylan and Chloe and hope to see them soon again in Germany. 

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Hello, I'm Anni, 

I was in South Korea in 2014 with a family, mother German, father Italian, the children were born in England, a girl and a boy.

As the family had only settled near Seoul two months beforehand, it was an adventure for us all. I was accepted into the family very well, had a very nice room, and a private bath.

My work was for instance taking the girl to the school bus and fetching her in the late afternoon. The boy was still in kindergarden, where there also was a bus to bring and fetch.

I was also responsible for playing with the children. At the weekends the family took me with them on their trips, so I got to know South Korea as well: National Parks and the Korean cuisine, which was very wholesome. As all of us could not speak Korean we spoke with gestures and English.

It was a very harmonious time I spent there. Board and lodging for free and the family also took over the cost of the trips. Saying farewell was accordingly difficult.

This year saw me travelling to Dubai.

The mother (German) was a single mother with an 18 month old daughter. The task was quite different than the one in Korea. At the same time I got to know the Ramadan month and the heat (45 degrees!), as it was the start of high summer here. Luckily everything is air-conditioned.

Here I was already up early in the morning to prepare breakfast, as Mama was at work. Thus I was also responsible for lunch. Here I realized that I was really needed which was also an experience for me.

As the weekend in Dubai is Fridays and Saturdays, the Mama was there for her daughter on these days. Then the shopping for food during the week was done. We also went on a trip to Abu Dhabi - a different world altogether.

There are many playgrounds for the children, where they can let off steam. I felt very well here: And also had a wonderful relationship with the Mama. She put forward the idea to return, which I will be doing in January 2017.

When you are alone when growing older, you have a nice occupation: Travelling the world and getting to know people and countries. As long as you are fit, you should take advantage of this.

I will be staying in England until the beginning of July, then my 'mission' here will have come to and end and I will not be accepting new challenges at the moment. I have totally enjoyed the nearly two years between France and England and will be returning home enriched, not only regarding language but also as a person.