My First Week - 8 Aug 2005 - 13 Aug 2005

This week is my official start week as an au pair. I arrive here last Monday (1st Aug 2005) at the JFK airport, got into a bus, and went to the Holiday Inn Select in Stamford, Connecticut.

It was quite a orientation, having to fight jet lag, and trying hard to stay awake in class :P But it was good, got to know a lot of peoplefrom different places; Thailand, Brazil, Germany, Sweden, Turkey, Chile, etc etc. I have never been with such a big group of girls before, heehee, it was quite an experience.

I soon became friends with the Thai girls and all of them are really friendly. Pictures will be uploaded soon.
I'm in Virginia state, in the suburbs. It's a nice place. I like it, quiet and friendly. Goooood.. ^_^ Maybe a little bit on my host family, they are jewish, they have got 2 girls. Natalie is 6 yrs old and Isabelle just turned 3 on 11th Aug 2005. They are very nice and adorable.

Well, this week, i've been practising driving so that when school starts,i can drive the kids around. Driving on the other side of the road seems a bit daunting at first, but after a week, it seems kinda normal now, although i think i'll spend next week practising driving too. And i've learnt to read maps! Yeah! It was tough, but the map is a must have, it's like a life-saving tool for me :P haha

Anyway, tomorrow is Saturday and will be my off day, i'll probably hit the pool. Well, that's so much for my first week. Stay tuned...