An opportunity at the horizon! I'm Nic and I'm available to travel again. The reason I'm on GreatAupair is because I've been successful using this site since 2006.

So here I am: I have helped over the years more families in Oxford, London, Luxembourg, and Geneva. Some of them were professors at renowned universities, business owners, or photographers. With one of these families I've stayed one year long in London taking care of a 3 years old boy and with the other families I stayed two months with each. I also volunteered to play with kids when I needed to add to my portfolio. From all my experiences I can say that what determines a successful match is primary the result of a well organised family and a well organised AuPair. I believe a family is like an enterprise. If it has a great leader and great team players it can function well. I think children are like an investment and great parents do care to discipline their children. What I mean by discipline is that people can be taught to think with their own minds and become independent rather than to depend on someone for every single thing. An inspirational quote is: "Give a man to fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." A great parent is looking to provide for their children a quality service. Although some associate the term AuPair with cheap work, a great family does not want to find a cheap service here. How much parents invest in childcare will be reflected in the quality of service. And a great family wants a Great Aupair.

Am I the one ? We can find out. The role I want to take is one where I can substitute parents and take some of their responsibilities, so parents can focus on their priorities and do work more easily, thus saving time and energy. There are many things that I've done and which are not rocket science so I will not write the details. If deciding to work with me, I suggest to use the skills I'm good at rather than the skills I'm not so good at. I'm better at working with things and with information than at working with people. Introversion is one of my personality traits but I wish I was more social. If you have realised rationality is another particular trait of mine and I enjoy working with rational people; From all the families I served I had something to learn from each, even if no one is perfect, including myself. One family showed me how much they care for the environment and how to compost organic matter. Another showed me how much they care about eating healthy and buying only organic food. Another one showed me how much they care about children and showed me how a child is taught good habits from an early age.

Are you the one family I'm looking for ? I believe that what determines a great match, I recall, is how the family is organised. During my longest stay as AuPair I was fortunate to be accommodated in a separated chalet style house with all facilities provided and that represented to me a little independence from the family. I was also provided with a car for driving the child and I could use it for myself in the spare time. The time required from me was maximum 5 continuous hours per day. Being offered such flexibility I offered to help them at any moment without extra payment and they did not abuse my free time. The child in my responsibility was easy going and it allowed me time to help the grown up teenagers and to do some housework. The weekly incentive I asked was accepted from the first reply I got from them; This time I'm not looking for any incentives so I will not ask you any and I'm looking instead to have the time and support to earn a living doing some flexible part time work. Now I see the AuPair role like being the right friend at the right time and you can count on.

What's in it for you ? Primarily I tried to explain that I'm not looking to provide a cheap work but rather a priceless service. Secondly that great families owe greatness to themselves and I don't bring miracles. Thirdly, if you believe what I wrote in this email, we can try an 80 hours work to verify that we are a great match.

Regards,

Nicolae

P.S. I have worked legally in UK since 2006 with National Insurance and in more European countries since 2007.

P.S.2. If you care about a reference, I give it in exchange for a reference.