Hi, girls!
No meu primeiro post resolvi compartilhar com vocês algumas perguntinhas básicas a serem feitas para a host family.
Quem já está online sabe do que eu estou falando. Bate uma mistura de intensa felicidade e ansiedade quando entra uma família no seu perfil e diz que quer conversar com você. Aí começa o desespero: “será que vou conseguir compreender tudo, me comunicar bem e... O que devo perguntar???”.
Bem, quando a minha host mom decidiu conversar comigo, passei por todo esse momento de aflição por estar em dúvida sobre o que perguntar ou ficar envergonhada em questionar certas coisas. Resolvi então dar uma pesquisada na internet e achei as seguintes perguntinhas:
1) How many children are there? What are their names?
2) How old are they?
3) What do they like to do?
4) What are their favorite games and toys?
5) Are they in school? How far away is the school?
6) How they go to school, by bus? Am I gonna be supposed to take them to school
by car?
2) How old are they?
3) What do they like to do?
4) What are their favorite games and toys?
5) Are they in school? How far away is the school?
6) How they go to school, by bus? Am I gonna be supposed to take them to school
by car?
Se a criança for bebê:
7) Is she or he walking and talking yet?
8) Are they energetic or calm kids?
9) What are their activities? (outdoor, indoor)
10) What do they usually eat? (for breakfast and lunch)
11) Am I be supposed to make dinner?
12) Do you follow a special diet?
9) What are their activities? (outdoor, indoor)
10) What do they usually eat? (for breakfast and lunch)
11) Am I be supposed to make dinner?
12) Do you follow a special diet?
About their home:
13) Where do you live? In which State?
14) Is it a small town?
15) Is it near a big city or capital? Which one?
16) Do you live in house or apartment?
17) Do you have pets?
1 Do you have a housekeeper?
19) What about the aupair´s bedroom, what part of the house is the bedroom
located?
20) Have you ever had an aupair before? Is she living with you yet?
21) Would you mind if i ask you to talk to her or send her an e-mail?
22) Are there other families with children nearby?
23) Are there any other aupairs in the area?
24) What things are there to do with the children?
13) Where do you live? In which State?
14) Is it a small town?
15) Is it near a big city or capital? Which one?
16) Do you live in house or apartment?
17) Do you have pets?
1 Do you have a housekeeper?
19) What about the aupair´s bedroom, what part of the house is the bedroom
located?
20) Have you ever had an aupair before? Is she living with you yet?
21) Would you mind if i ask you to talk to her or send her an e-mail?
22) Are there other families with children nearby?
23) Are there any other aupairs in the area?
24) What things are there to do with the children?
About parents:
25) What are your names?
26) Where do you work and what do you do?
27) Why are you interested in getting an Au Pair?
2 What are your hobbies?
29) Do family members or relatives live nearby?
30) How long have you lived in that state?
31) Where have you lived before?
32) Have you ever been to overseas? Didi you like it?
33) Have you ever been to the country I am from?
34) What qualities do you find important in an Au Pair?
25) What are your names?
26) Where do you work and what do you do?
27) Why are you interested in getting an Au Pair?
2 What are your hobbies?
29) Do family members or relatives live nearby?
30) How long have you lived in that state?
31) Where have you lived before?
32) Have you ever been to overseas? Didi you like it?
33) Have you ever been to the country I am from?
34) What qualities do you find important in an Au Pair?
About the Au Pair´s duties:
35) Will I be responsible for any household duties? If so, which ones?
36) What kind of activities will you expect me to do with the children?
37) What will my schedule be like?
3 Will I have access to internet?
39) Will I have time to study? What time?
40) What will be my curfew? ou então
What time can I get home during the week and on the weekends?
35) Will I be responsible for any household duties? If so, which ones?
36) What kind of activities will you expect me to do with the children?
37) What will my schedule be like?
3 Will I have access to internet?
39) Will I have time to study? What time?
40) What will be my curfew? ou então
What time can I get home during the week and on the weekends?
About the car:
41) Will I have permission to use the car?
42) Is a state driver’s license required? (alguns estados não aceitam apenas a
carteira de motorista internacional, vc tem q fazer outra lá mesmo, dependendo
do Estado).
43) Are there only certain times when I can use the car?
42) Is a state driver’s license required? (alguns estados não aceitam apenas a
carteira de motorista internacional, vc tem q fazer outra lá mesmo, dependendo
do Estado).
43) Are there only certain times when I can use the car?
Bom, é claro que dá para acrescentar outras perguntas, varia muito do perfil de cada família.
Mas, a minha dica é: tentar ficar calma para o primeiro contato, eu sei que é difícil, afinal você vai conversar com alguém que você nunca viu na vida, que fala outra língua e que querendo ou não está te avaliando, mas... CALMA! É tudo mais tranquilo do que imaginamos. E mais, não tenha vergonha de perguntar sobre tudo, tudo mesmo. Aconselho começarem pelas crianças, rotina da casa, sobre o carro, o seu curfew, sobre universidades; e por último, mas não menos importante, sobre o seu quarto, afinal, é lá que você vai se refugiar depois de um longo dia de trabalho.
Depois da entrevista com os hosts, o próximo passo, se tiver se interessado por eles e eles por você, é manter contato via e-mail, skype, fone... mas isso já é assunto para um outro post. ;)
Desejo boa sorte a todas (os)!
Abs.
Renata Fonseca
