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Mike from Kids
Party Club Looking for an au pair? May 13th, 2009 by Mike |
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We have worked with Celia for at least 4 or 5 years and she
has been a great help to us. She has found us some great au
pairs and is always very tuned into our family’s needs and
sensitive to our concerns, i.e. the well-being of our children.
She is easy to talk to and very helpful with all the various
issues that arise when an Au Pair comes to stay with your
family.
Marin Kaufmann It only took me 10 minutes with Celia in the car for me to know that I absolutely loved her. She took me in as one of her own and I had the most wonderful time ever. Even when I moved away to a new family in Offaly, Celia kept in touch and made me feel that I wasn't alone in this country. When the family's financial circumstances forced to move away again after a month, Celia was there for me and welcomed me in her house again. All I can say is that I wouldn't have been the same person
I am now if I hadn't met Celia. Also, I never believed I could
actually find someone who is as crazy as me, ha ha! There are only a few genuine people in the world and I guess I was lucky to meet one. - Marin Kaufmann -
Gabriella Campeggio My experience as aupair has been a little unusual....I went to Ireland when I was 23, for the first time i traveled alone and for so long time. The family that chose me was ok, but unfortunately our personalities did not match properly with mine, therefore I preferred to leave that one... At the begining, I was not reallly sure to continue as Aupair or look for a different job in the same city I was... I was confuse, little bit sad, alone....And then Celia' s help came..... She worked for the agency that found the family for me... Despite the others who worked with her, I have to reconize that she was the only one to really take care of me...but not only due to her job... She was involved in the situation 100% as an older sister! While I was still in the old family, she gave to me the right support even if I was far from her and without having met her before... She wanted me to take 10 days of relax at her place before taking any decision..go back to Italy, find a job, an other family.... I have to say that I was a little bit scared to go to her house, but did not think twice, I only wanted to leave the family... Unfotunately when you show your disappoint, it is difficult to share the same house... Therefore I went to Celia... And my Irish life really started there! I remember right now that he first thing she did after showing
me the town where she lives and the house, was sit around
the table with a lovely cup of coffe and listen to me.. I
explained all the story, the situation with the family, my
mistakes and them too,..... and also my fear to chose an other
family.... Anyway, I spend to her' s the funniest 10 days of the last months! At first she wanted me to be totaly free..go out whenever i wanted, eat anytime and whatever, sleep or wake up in night or day....i felt honestly as at home! In the meantime, while I was recovering from the unusual experience, she was looking for an other family without putting on me any stress.... Her opinion basically was to propose me other families and then let me free to chose if I still wanted to be aupair or not... And I will always remember that she offered also to me her support, even if I would have prefered to find a job...She is a human person..she did not have any obligation to, eventually, support me if I was not aupair anymore.... After maybe 1 week or more, she was knowing me better and
better, all my weak point and strongness... And she was TOTALY right! Scared I had an interview with
them and my feeling was soon positive! When I moved to the new family, Celia's support was still present: she often phoned me asking if I was ok or not, if I felt as at home or as at her home :) and I had from her this kind of support for all the time I was in Ireland.... and also when i came back to Italy, or now that I am again abroad, we're still keep in touch, on the name of the lovely and funny time we spend together and for the great job she did for me. I definitely can advice her as a link between family and
aupair.. This was basically my experience as Aupair, that opened doors
to the work world! ~Gabriella Campeggio~ |
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When
I first met Celia, I was more like a lost little duckling
than a young woman abroad looking for adventure. I had come
to Ireland, which was quite unknown to me at the time, to
become an au pair in Cork. When it turned out my au pair family
and I weren't exactly a match, I had to move out and find
myself somewhere to stay in a big strange city! I stayed in
a hostel for a week and during that time I contacted the Au
Pair agency and I really believe somebody really liked me
that day: I got Celia on the phone. She offered me to stay
at her house until I found a new family and because it felt
like the right thing to do, I traveled all the way from Cork
to Mayo.
Working
as Aupair has been the best experience i have ever had. It
gave me lots of opportunity and thanks to that experience
today i have been working abroad again...Web Design by International-Webart