Generation 50plus

The Granny Aupair-Workshop

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Clarity, assurance, dreams – that’s what the Granny Aupair-Workshop is about

At the Granny Aupair-Workshop you fortify your personality and harmonize your dreams and doubts accompanied by a professional trainer. Together with other women you prepare yourself for the adventure of travelling abroad as a Granny Aupair.

In the workshop the Granny Aupair project is examined through the eyes of the Grannies. What does it mean for you personally? What expectations do you have? In a circle of confidence you can exchange your thoughts and feelings. Together with other women you will gain new insights and back each other up. You can talk about your expectations, hopes and fears freely and honestly.

The next dates in 2025

Mai 17th
July 19th
August 16th
September 27th
October 18th
November 29th
December 13th

When, where, how much?

Time: From 12:00 until 18:00 p.m. respectively
Location: Guest House Hamburg University, Rothenbaumchaussee 34, 20148 Hamburg
Small groups: 8-12 participants
Language: German
Attendance fee incl. beverages and lunch snack: 155 € per person
Complete price for workshop and info event: 170 € - You save 10 €
Apply at: Info@Granny-Aupair.com

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Clarity and certainty – Katrin Dörwaldt

‘A successful stay abroad depends on many factors. However, the importance of intercultural competence is often underestimated,’ says trainer Katrin Dörwaldt. Cultural characteristics have a direct and significant influence on the way we think, decide and act, and our communication depends on the culture in which we live. Therefor Communication, including in an intercultural context, is one of the central topics in our workshop.

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Barbara Bretschneider

Systemic consultant; 17 years of experience working for an international exchange organisation

‘Intercultural challenges arise wherever different cultures meet.’ Different communication and conflict styles as well as cultural values shape the interaction between people from different countries. Intercultural competence helps in many situations and makes you feel more confident. In our workshop, we take a look at the expectations people have of their stay abroad. It is quite normal to feel not only anticipation but also anxieties before travelling abroad. We take a look at situations that can be challenging and develop ideas on how to deal with them.

"I've been really fortunate."

Granny Margret about her stay in London

While I was still working, I read a report in our regional newspaper about the possibility of going abroad as a Granny Aupair. When the time came, I didn't hesitate for long: The team from Granny Aupair also helped me a lot. I visited a preparation workshop in Hamburg, where a lot of important information and experiences were exchanged and my questions were answered.

Since January I am now in a family with two children in Wimbledon, London. I have extended the initially planned three months until August. My main tasks are to accompany the children to and from school, and taking care of the children. On three days a week I pick up the children from school, then there is a leisure programme and I cook dinner. When the parents go out, I take over the babysitting service in the evening. Usually only once a week I also do the school run in the morning. On Mondays and Fridays I do light housework like folding clothes, vacuuming and keeping the kitchen clean. The remaining hours of the days are free, as well as the weekend.

Although I only have basic knowledge of the English language, I got along very well with the family from the beginning and they integrated me well. Everyone tries to make my stay as nice as possible and to show me a lot of the country and its people. I take part in family trips to the surrounding area and have already spent two nice weekends with the family in Devon with their grandparents. The family is very hospitable and my husband and daughters were able to visit me several times and also live here.

Besides the activities with the family I always had enough time to look at London . You can reach the City of London with the Tube in 25 minutes and I enjoy these trips to this beautiful, varied and interesting city very much. I also joined the Oldiechor of the St. Mary´s church in Wimbledon, which welcomed me very nicely as a guest.

All in all, I can only draw a very positive conclusion; I've been really fortunate. It was always my wish to get to know England, its people and the language better. It is a very valuable and beautiful experience in my life, from which I will certainly benefit for a long time to come.

"...am thankful that I had these great times"

Granny Marlies about her four social projects

Dear Mrs. Hansen, dear Granny Aupair team,

after returning from my fourth assignment in social projects at the end of September, I would like to encourage others to dare something new.

Dear Mrs. Hansen, dear Granny Aupair team,

after returning from my fourth assignment in social projects at the end of September, I would like to encourage others to dare something new. (...) My first assignment was in India, Jodhpur in 2011 in the Sambhali project. Since I am a designer for women's fashion, master craftswoman and cutting pattern directrice, I wanted to work in my profession and help women to help themselves. It was a great time, very labour-intensive, but everyone not only enjoyed it, but "my" women also learned a lot. Then, in 2014, again for the usual three visa months, I was in Bolivia in the Aldea Padre Alfredo in the casa de madres where young, very young mothers live, who are taken in there with their babies and can stay until their 18th birthday. There I also organized the tailor's workshop, had machines repaired, provided material and everything that belongs to it. In Santa Cruz de la Sierra we had a lot of fun and joy in the workshop, mothers with babies, and at the end the girls organized a great fashion show for me and showed me everything they had worked and learned, from bags to clothes, trousers and Santa hats! Then in 2016 I went to South Africa, Cape Town. This time it was three months in a retirement home and a total new experience for me.

It was a wonderful, very instructive time which I was allowed to spend with the dear ladies and gentlemen. The management of the home and all the other staff also did everything they could to ensure that this stay was successful for their clients and for me as well. Walks, discussion rounds, games, organisation women's day, activation rounds, etc. There are many possibilities to give joy and pleasure.

Of course there is still enough time to explore the country at the weekend and sometimes in between or at the end of your stay. For me the best leisure time at the weekend in this beautiful country was to ride on the beach - just great!

Ob es mir nochmal gelingt wieder "abzuhauen"??, weiß ich noch nicht, da spielt ja das Alter auch eine Rolle, obwohl ich jung und topfit bin!

And then came the hit: For Christmas 2016 I received a Christmas greeting from Peru. I had applied for this project at the same time as Bolivia and hadn't heard anything at that time; but now! In my answer I pointed out that my application was still pending and I was ready for work and so it went to Peru at the end of May, again in my profession for further training in the sewing room. There the women could clock up some success and also there it was not only the tailor workshop, but also English lessons and many conversations.

Now I have been back home in Spain for a few weeks and am thankful that I had these great times, but of course I am happy to be here in beautiful Spain again.

If I will be able to "escape" again?, I don't know yet, age also plays a role here, although I am young and top fit!

Let's see if the next opportunity will arise!

My wish would be to have a final adventure in Ireland, Scotland or England, maybe now as a "temporary Granny".

Finally, a big "thank you" to Mrs. Hansen and the team and a lot of success in the further work!

Best wishes from Spain

Marlies

"I'm sure you'll be hearing from me in California."

Granny Ingrid about the Workshop

Dear Mrs. Hansen, dear Ms. Dörwaldt, dear Granny Aupair Team,
I would like to thank you very much for the wonderful hours. The day was filled with information and workshops and did me a lot of good.

"I am glad that everything worked out so well"

Granny Simone sends best wishes from Australia

Hello Ms Dörwaldt,

after the workshop with you in September 2016 I decided to become a member of Granny Aupair for 6 months and my adventure began on 20th June 2017

"It was pure pleasure"

Greetings from Granny Anke from the USA

Hello dear Granny-Aupairteam in Hamburg,

now I want to send you a few warm greetings from America with the best experiences I could undergo in the last months !!! This time last year I was not really sure if I should start this adventure as a Granny Aupair.

Hello dear Granny-Aupairteam in Hamburg,

now I want to send you a few warm greetings from America with the best experiences I could undergo in the last months !!! This time last year I was not really sure if I should start this adventure as a Granny Aupair.

You have to have a certain amount of courage and inner willingness to overcome one's weaker self to take these steps.

Eventually your workshop and especially your great book fascinated me so much that there were no holds barred any more.

I quickly compiled my profile, it was made accessible and my adventure began.....Kurzerhand habe ich mein Profil erstellt, es wurde freigestellt und mein Abenteuer begann...

A family of five from California contacted me (even though America was not really on my list of favourites) and we got on very well from the first Skype talk :-)) The flights were booked an an English course taken (I should have started two years earlier!!).

Im März ging mein Flug über den großen Teich nach Kalifornien.
Die Eindrücke, die mich von diesem Moment an so emotional beeindruckt haben, waren unbeschreiblich.

In March my flight crossed the " big pond" to California. The impressons that impressed me so emotionally from this moment onward were incredible.

My lovely host family with their enchanting children and the family dog Willy were very likeable from the beginning.

My job was solely to speak German with the children, to drive the older ones to school and to their afternoon activities.

I spent most of my time with the youngest and the large dog was happy about every walk.

I lived in my own poolhouse, it was very large and with a comfortable interior. It was like paradise.

San Francisco was not far away and a fascinating city for me.

As a resumee I can say that it was such an indescribably lovely experience to travel to America as a Granny Aupair, with new interesting tasks given to me.

It was pure pleasure to have dared to take this step in my life!

....THANK YOU for your fanstatic organisation .......

Anke

„The trip to Hamburg was really worth it.“

Sigrid , participant in a Granny Aupair-Workshop

"I like to think of Hamburg, of travelling into the distance to an unknown place and a meeting with people who are somehow familiar beforehand, as I was able to get to know the Granny Aupair team and all the other dear people interested."

"At the end of the workshop I was encouraged to break new ground.”

Heike, participant in a Granny Aupair-Workshop

“Granny Aupair’s info event and the subsequent workshop pleased me very much. The atmosphere was pleasant and harmonious."

„We were a great round of women’s power!“

Gabriele, participant in the Granny Aupair-Workshop

"Not only the atmosphere in the beautiful historic rooms was very pleasant, but also that we got to know each other personally. It was important to me to get to know the "other women ", those with the same ideas in mind and heart, similar plans or prospects for the future."

„The workshop completely fulfilled my expectations.“

Inge, participant in the Granny Aupair-Workshop

„I want to thank Mrs. Hansen and Mrs. Konrad as well as all workshop participants very much for the interesting day in pleasant surroundings in Hamburg."

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The Granny Aupair-Workshop