So, its now Tuesday and I've been in the states for over a week now (crazy!!) and today is my second day in my new job as an Au Pair! So far I'm loving it, but let me go back to where I left off in my previous post..
Okay, so last time I posted was about my amazing NYC trip which was incredible! words can't even describe how much that evening meant to me! So anyway, last thursday was our last day at orientation, so we went over the last few things and us British girls paid Sandee, our trainer, the deposit for a Disney trip that we're going to go on in December (more about that nearer the time). At 2pm everyone started to leave. Danielle and left first as she had to go by train. Saying goodbye to her was horrible as we had literally been through the whole experience so far together, from flying together through the orientation, so when I had to say goodbye to her, I literally sobbed. It was awful!!! Next was me and Holly as we were leaving from Newark airport - Holly was being picked up there as her host family are in New Jersey where Newark is based - and I was flying from there to Philadelphia. So we had to say goodbye to everyone which was just so emotional. It's crazy how close you can get to people when you spend a lot of time together! It was harder saying goodbye to the Brits rather than the other girls I'd made friends with - although that was really sad too! - as we had all been talking for a month or two via facebook prior leaving England, as well as all being from the same country, we all just clicked right away! So, eventually after saying many tearful goodbye's, Holly and I arrived in Newark airport. I checked in and waited with Holly whilst she was waiting for her host mom to pick her up, and eventually she did, so I had to then say goodbye to her and go to the gate ready to board my flight to Philadelphia, and then on to my connecting flight to Cincinnati. Both flights were good, my one to Philadelphia was better though, as it was a really short flight, and the lady I was sat next to was so nice and we just chatted the whole flight! Anyway, I arrived in Cincy and was met by my host parents, who were so nice! They let me sit in the front of the car on the ride home so that I could see the city - although it was dark as my flight arrived at 11pm! There was one point where you could see the Cincinnati Skyline which was incredible! So I arrived at the house and they gave me a really small tour as I was so tired, so really I just went straight to bed!
The next day my host mom was off work so we spent the day together and the host dad came home at lunch so we went and picked the kids up from their grandparents house (host moms parents). The grandparents are so lovely, and the granddad even offered me tickets to some gig in the city haha! So anyway, I just spent this last weekend getting to know the family, running errands with them, playing with the kids and just generally bonding with them. Yesterday was my first full day with them by myself and my goodness I was exhausted! Because they're not generally allowed to watch a lot of TV, I had to think of so many things to do! So we went to the park for a bit where my little girl did the monkey bars all by herself (she's only 5) and played frisbee with the boys, came home and played legos, hide and seek, built a fort out of blankets and all kind of things! That evening I then went to the Cheesecake Factory with some other au pairs in my area, who were all so lovely! There were mostly Germans, Jacqui, Natalie, Annie and Maria and then a Canadian Saralyn, whose host mom works with mine and then me!
One thing I didn't mention is that Jacqui had to come and pick me up because I'm not insured to drive yet as I don't have the Ohio state driving license yet, and as I'm from the UK where we drive on the other side of the road I have to take both the written AND driving test, which I'm dreading. It's not a legal requirement, but it makes the insurance so much cheaper for my host parents if I have a state license. Most people from other countries - especially Germany - don't have to take the test as their driving rules and things are very similar to here, so I'm so unlucky haha!
Anyway, I think that's pretty much it so far! The kids have been with their grandparents since noon as me and my host parents are going to see Michael Buble (eeeekkkkk) tonight, so they're babysitting, so my morning was good with the kids, we baked some peanut butter cookies (they all LOVE peanut butter) and played some more games, and I've just spent the afternoon watching Frozen and FaceTiming some of my friends and family!
So yeah, that's it! Will probably post again when I come back from my vacation in West Virginia next week!
Much Love,
Jodie
xo
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