Blogando a Viagem

Meninas, seguem duas listas: a PRIMEIRA com perguntas que vocês podem fazer para sua possível Host Family… a SEGUNDA com perguntas que sua possível Host Family faça a você, tanto pelo telefone quanto pelos emails!

A dica é preparar uma colinha para a ligação, assim ajuda a ficar menos nervosa… nas minhas ligações eu tinha quase todas as perguntas respondidas num papel…minha “colinha” deu 4 páginas, rs….

boa sorte!

ABOUT THE CHILDREN:

1. How many children are there?
2. What are their names?
3. How old are they?
4. What do they like to do?
5. What are they favorite games and toys?
6. Are they in the school? How far is the school?
7. How they go to school, by bus? Am I gonna be supposed to take them to school by car?
8. Se a criança for bebê: Is she/he walking and talking yet?
9. Are they energetic or calm kids?
10. What do they like to do in their free time?
11. What do they usually eat? (for breakfast and lunch)
12. Am I be supposed to make dinner?
13. Is there any kind of food that you don’t eat?
14. Have the kids suffer from any kind of allergies?

ABOUT THE AU PAIR’S DUTIES:

15. Will I be responsible for any household duties? If so, which ones?
16. What will be my responsibilities with each kid?
17. What will my schedule be like?
18. When I’ll have free time?
19. Will I have access to internet and computer?
20. Can I receive and make phone calls in your house?
21. Will I have time to study? What time? Can I study when the children are in the school?
22. Are there any English Schools near your house?
23. What time can I get home during the week and on the weekends?

ABOUT THE CAR:

24. Will I have permission to use the car? How often? How far?
25. Is a state driver’s license required?
26. Are there only certain times when I can use the car?
27. Can I use the car in my free time?
28. Will I have to pay for the gas when I use the car?

ABOUT THE PARENTS:

29. What is your names? How old are you?
30. Do they both parents work?
31. Where do you work and what do you do?
32. Do you some?
33. Do you have any religion?
34. Why are you interested in getting an au Pair?
35. Have you ever had an au pair before? Is she living with you yet?
36. Would you mind if I ask you to talk to her or send her an e-mail?
37. What are your hobbies?
38. Do family members or relatives live nearby?
39. What qualities do you find important in an au Pair? What are you expecting from me?
40. What are the house’s rules?
41. What are the family activities on the weekends?

ABOUT THEIR HOME:

42. Where do you live? In whih state?
43. Is it a small town?
44. Is it near a big city? Which one?
45. Is it too cold in the city? Snow there?
46. Do you live in house or apartment?
47. Do you have pets?
48. Do you have a housekeeper?
49. What about the au pair’s bedroom, what part of the house is the bedroom located?
50. Will I have a private room, bathroom? Will I have TV in my room?
51. Are there other families with children nearby?
52. Are there any other au pairs in the area?
53. What things are there to do with the children?

PERGUNTAS PARA ATUAL AU PAIR (se houver):

54. What do you think about the family? And the kids?
55. Are they nice with you?
56. Do they pay you weekly or per month?
57. Do you do extra work? I mean, if you work for other people, take care of their kids or clean the garden from neighborhood?
58. Do you do any course? If so, are the courses near from the house?
59. How are the kids and the family in your opinion?
60. Is there any cool near place to go there?
61. What do you most like to do in your free time?
62. What do you think they would like to receive as a gift?

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Discuss the Au Pair’s past experience and interest in working with children.

1- Why have you chosen to become an Au Pair?
2- What do you enjoy most about caring for children?
3- What is your childcare experience? Have you babysat for kids, or worked in a camp or kindergarten? Have you ever bathed or cooked meals for children?
4- What are the ages of the children you have cared for in the past? Do you have any specific experience with children of our children’s ages?
5- Have you ever cared for children for 45 hours a week? What is the longest amount of time you have cared for children?
6- How many children have you cared for alone at one time?
7- Would you be comfortable staying home with kids all day?

Discuss the au pair’s driving ability.

1- Do you drive? How often?
2- Do you have an international driver’s license?
3- Do you have a car now? What are your driving restrictions?
4- Have you ever driven an American automatic car? (Also, keep in mind that many au pairs are not accustomed to driving large minivans or sports utility vehicles)
5- Have you ever been in a car accident? (If yes, discuss it)
6- Would you be comfortable driving kids in the car with you?
7- How long have you had a driver’s license?

Discuss the au pair’s lifestyle and interests.

1- What are you doing right now, are you working or going to school? What are you studying or where are you working?
2- What are your hobbies?
3- Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? How does he or she feel about you leaving for a year? Are they going to want to visit you?
4- Do you smoke cigarettes? If yes, how often? If now, have you ever smoked, and if so, when did you quit?
5- Do you have any medical (health) problems
6- Do you like or have pets? (ask about allergies)
7- Have you ever lived away from home before? For how long?
8- Have you ever been to the United States before? Are you familiar with American culture and family values?
9- What type of relationship do you have with your family? How does your family feel about you coming to the United States for one year? What would you hope to do during your year in the USA?

Further discuss the au pair’s past experience and interest in working with children.

1- How would you handle…(a specific problem such as: bedtime, meal struggles, jealousy, crying, a fussy baby)
2- How do you discipline children? How were you disciplined as a child?
3- What do you think your day will be like with the children? What will you do with them?
4- What is the hardest part about working with children for you?
5- Have you had any special childcare training?

Further discuss the au pair’s lifestyle and interests.

1- Who do you live with at the moment? If you live by yourself, how will you feel about joining a family and having to respect their house rules?
2- Do you have a curfew now? What is it?
3- What does your family do during free time? Hobbies? Interests? (Think if they are similar to your family’s interests, or if those activities are available in your community)
4- What does being part of a family mean to you?
5- What is your biggest concern about being an Au Pair?
6- Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? How does s/he feel about you being an Au Pair for one year?
7- Do you know how to swim? Would you be willing to learn?
8- Do you know how to cook? What kind of meals do you envision cooking for the children? Are you a vegetarian? If so, would you cook meat for the children? Are there any types of meals that you will not eat?
9- Do you play any sports?
10- Do you consider yourself a tidy or messy person? Would you have a problem joining a very messy or very neat household?
11- What your best qualities?
12- What are your worst qualities?
13- Why should we choose you as our Au Pair?

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Retiradas dos sites: MANUAL DA AU PAIR e ORKUT