My family is my life basis, I'm what I'm due to my parents teachings. My father Luiz and my mother Silvia and my younger sister Barbara, we are very united family, all of us help each other with housekeeping, thus we can stay longer together. We love going out for a movie, parks and small trips to countryside on weekends.

I have just got my drivers's license, love being independent and help with housekeeping.

My pet named Preta six years old, labrador retriever, very smart and lovely with all family and friends.

I'm very calm, balanced and responsible, friendly and joyful that loves children. I have lots of dreams, and decided to have an international experience in order to enhance my english skills, and hopefuly I can take some american college course, that would be my dream come true.

I was born in São Paulo in 1993, at São Caetano do Sul, since 2002 I live with my family in São José dos Campos, big city with 820 thousand inhabitants in São Paulo state. I'm now in North Lauderdale, Florida - I am studying english and looking for a program where I can help families with their children and thus building the bridge to my future.

When my mother's friends needed some helping hand with their children, I volunteered because I'm very found of kids, and would like to help. I would like to refer to one special kid named Guilherme that I love so much. He's now 1 year old and I used to take care of him at least 3 hours/day and in this period I take care of his hygiene, sun bathing, and feed him. Eduardo was another kid I used to take care of. He's now 5 years old, son of my mother's friend from Portugal that was living in Brazil. I helped taking care of him for 2 years during weekends, playing with him, safely and feed him. Maria Eduarda was another kid I had pleasure to take part on her development, since she was born, she's now 3 years old now, and she's so cute. I have showed her some books full of pictures and she loved it, I hope this will make like reading in the future.

I decided to join the program as Au Pair because I love children and I will have the opportunity to study and make new friends and besides that I'll be knowing other cultures, developing new skills and independence, creating the future I want.

- Important personal goals: improve english fluency, experience and learn about culture and customs. After finishing my time as an au pair, I hope to finish my degree and work in a multinational company in Brazil, where my English skills will prove essential.

To begin preparations for my departure and duties, I would like more information about my host family, the children and their activities and my work and duty schedule.

Thank your in advance and I hope to hear from you soon.

Yours truly,

Catherine Student