-=[Lost in Translation]=-

„Lost in Translation“

The Application, the Hostfamily and finally my flight to America.

My life as an aupair in america, chicago is my second hometown.

It was just like a summer day like no other. I was working like everyday in the youth hostel

where I started my community service for nine months. A friend called me and told me that

he would go to America to work as an au pair. So after this phonecall I was very interested

and went immediately to their homepage to look for the application sheets. When I was found

all the papers I needed I finished the application at the same day. So after two month the

the au pair program was completed and I got a hostfamily in America. We had few

phonecalls and email traffic till we figured everything out. Just a couple days left at the end of

august. I was so exiced and I can’t wait till my departure from Germany.

So after three months of preparing “the journey” it was time to say goodbye to Germany.

It was at the beginning of septemper when i arrived in america. My first destination was New

York, trainings school on long island. In this five days orientation, I learned a lot about the

life as an au pair and how to treat and handle the kids. The schedule, the food, the bedtimes,

the handling of the kids and even the safety instructions. It was a great experience for me and

I met a lot of other people from all around the world.

So after this five days I arrived in Chicago where my hostfamily is living. From now on I will

take care of four kids, two set Twins: Milo and Clara, eight years old and Rafer and Wyatt

eleven years old. That was my decision when I was choosing the next step of my life as an

aupair. My regular schedule starts in the morning at seven with a break from eight thirty to

two o’clock and ends in the evening at eight. So at this point I was busy almost the whole

day. Breakfast, school driving, snacktime, homeworktime and after dinnertime it was bedtime

at eight thirty. Definetly its everytime fun with the kids and I am glad that I made this

decision in my life.

So now I stay in Chicago for almost five months and to take care of the kids causes some

problems within. Sometimes the kids won’t listen to me and just care about what they want

and not about the decision of the Au pair. To handle that problem, you have to be smart at

ones but also a kind of strict at the other time. So the most uncomplicated solution is to talk

with the kids and to told them who the rolemodel is. Sometimes I call this “lost in

translation”, because the kids don’t listen to me and I am out of words. So I have to figure that

out or otherwise it will be a challenge for the rest of the time as an aupair in America.

After I figured almost evey missunderstoods out I though about to extend my year in

America.

So it will be eighter six, nine or twelve months of extension. That will be another “hard”

Decision for me in my life. It’s not the time to spend here in America either it will be the time

That I am not in Germany were my roots are. Finally it will be another year I America and

Another exciting year with the kids and my hostfamily. Also I will have a break in august for

One month. So it will be not that hard for me to think about my family and friends in

Germany. I also have to go to school here, so it is also a good time to improve the language

In this country. Especially for me, because after this experience as an au pair and I am back in

Germany I want to work as an Leader of a company and i need there really good English

Skills.

So after all this thoughts about the life in America I made my decision to stay here. To work

In America was the best decision I made in my whole life. All the things on my way since I

am here in a foreign country, all the experience, all the different cultures and the whole living

and work with my hostfamily in chicago is a pleaure to me. I am not sure if a wanna go back

after two years working in America. That will be very hard for everybody, either me and my

hosfamily and especially for the four lovely kids I take care of. Such a decision is not easy to

made and I really not wanna look forward to that time when I have to say goodbye. So I will

live every day of my life in Chicago if it’s the last day of my life.

So since I am here in America and after all my experience in my life i will have good skills

To live and work through the world in the future. If I won’t take the chance now, I wouldn’t

Take it anytime in my life. So now it’s the best time make my wishes and dreams come true.

“Take the chance if you got the opportunity!” , that’s what my mom said to me when I was in

young in school and studied for my final exam. Finally I have the opportunity to improve my

language skills and to work and live in America as a stranger who is “lost in translation”. I

will take the chance and live my life.