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Karina, age 21 at a Glance
21-year old woman, Brazilian national living in Brazil who speaks English, and Portuguese. She is a non-smoker with previous Au Pair experience that has a driver's license and is willing to do housework. She has a passport from Brazil and no visas.
Customer Since 10/08/2008	Last Activity 11/09/2008	Profile added to 7 Hot Lists in last 30 days	Auto-Responses 0 Due
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Contact Information for Karina
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City	Rio de Janeiro
State/Province	Rio de Janeiro
Postal/Zip Code	Unlock with Membership
Country	Brazil

Au Pair Preferences and Availability
Prefers to work with families of the nationality	No preference
Would like to work in the following countries	United States
Au Pair is open to other locations but prefers	No preference
Languages spoken by Au Pair	English Portuguese
Earliest starting date Au Pair is available	November, 2008
Latest date Au Pair is available	June, 2009
Shortest period Au Pair can stay	12 months
Longest period Au Pair can stay	24 months
Au Pair is seeking work that is	Full-time or part-time
Au Pair prefers a work situation that is	Live In
Au Pair's weekly salary expectation is	$101 - $200
Years of education completed	13-16
Years of previous childcare experience	8
Au Pair owns her own automobile	No
Will care for children under Age 2	Yes
Will care for the elderly	No
Will care for disabled people	No
Will work for a single parent family	Yes
Will care for special-needs children	No
Will care for pets	Yes
Au Pair can swim	Yes
Has first-aid training	Yes
Religious or spiritual practice	No Religion
Prefers a family in the age group	No Preference
Dietary considerations	None - I eat everything
Au Pair's health is	Excellent
Au Pair's height is	5' 7" or 170 Centimeters
Au Pair's weight is	165 Lbs or 75 Kgs
Au Pair is married	No
Au Pair is part of a working couple	No
Will provide references upon request	Yes

 

Au Pair's Message to Families

Dear Family, At first I would like to thank you for visiting my profile! Let me introduce myself and talk about my expectations. My name is Karina, I am a 21-year-old brazilian, I was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, a big and beautiful city. I am a girl who enjoys the simple life. I enjoy cycling, swimming, roller-skating and some sports. Moreover, I love reading, watching movies, going to the theater and having fun with kids and pets. I live with my grandpa Luthero, my grandma Léa, my mom Regina, my brother Leandro. We also have a dog called Sky who is a great friend and part of the family. In the street next to mine lives my sister Débora, her husband Márcio and my lovely nephew Gabriel, who is 4 years old. He’s a smart and adorable boy. As my sister and her husband work a lot, Gabriel is always in my house. I help taking care of him since he was born, we are very attached to each other, he is my passion! I have a great experience with children. I love taking care and playing with them. I took care of Jennyfer , a friend’s daughter, when she was 2 years old. Jennyfer is an adorable princess! Nowadays she is 8 years old, we still are very close and we get together very often. I also worked in a private school van as a children supervisor. I used to do children’s games, sing songs, tell stories, and whatever I could to entertain them. I also had to be firm to keep them on their seats, but always with a lot of kindness and respect. It was really rewarding to spend time with them. I have a lot of little cousins, so I’m always helping taking care of them. I love it! I study Language Arts – Portuguese / English and I intend to graduate when I come back. It is a very interesting major and I will be able to use a lot of what I’ve been learning in college during my au pair year. Specially stimulate reading and creativity. Studying is very important to me. I'm usually very calm. However, I'm not a pushover. I know how to be firm when I see I need to, but always in a very respectful way. In any kind of relationships, respect is as important as love and I believe the only way to teach children about it is by showing that you love and respect them and the others. It is very important to be a good role model, as kids learn from everything we say and do. I think the family is the base of life, as I always had a good support from my family and a lovely childhood, I want to transmit this to the children that I will take care of. Also, in order to broaden my knowledge as a caregiver, I have recently taken a course on Childcare and First Aid trainings. I am looking for a family that will take me as a new member, as a person that they always can count on and that will take care of their children with love and respect, as a big sister. However, I know that you may need some privacy and time for yourselves, as I may need for myself. I comprehend and respect that. I'm registered with the AuPairCare agency and I'm looking for a family that is or would be willing to register with this agency. I am looking forward to hearing from you. Feel free to send me an e-mail if you want to know more about me. I will say good-bye for now, hoping to find a special family. Yours sincerely, Karina