Host Family Testimonials
Host Family: Aplleton Family
Location: Scarsdale, NY
Au Pair: Maria Lorca, Spain
Dear Maria:
Greetings from the United States! I know you must be very excited about your upcoming experience in America. We are thrilled to have you as our au pair and eager to be a wonderful host family for you throughout your time in the U.S. Let me tell you a few things about our family.
We have two daughters—Tiffany who is 9 and Peggy who is 5. Tiffany is at Scarsdale Middle School and loves it. She is very smart, very outgoing, and loves to swim, play tennis and play the piano. She also loves to listen to popular music and write stories, and wants to be a journalist when she grows up. Peggy is completing the 4th grade. She, like her sister, enjoys piano and is learning tennis. She is quieter than her older sister, but loves to do puzzles, work in workbooks, and play board games.
We currently reside in Scarsdale, New York which is 30 minutes outside of New York City. We moved here in June 2005 due to a job change for me—prior to that we lived in Columbus, Ohio for four years, Chicago, Illinois for two years and Detroit, Michigan for eleven years. Scarsdale is a beautiful community with lots of trees, large homes, great shopping and great restaurants. There is a train that takes you into Manhattan, and we are also very close to Connecticut and New Jersey. Our home is a 5-bedroom house, and the au pair's room is on the first floor with its own bathroom, TV and DVD. But the biggest advantage we have is being so close to Manhattan with all of the theaters, restaurants, musical and dance events, and great shopping. There are so many fun things for you to do with friends and other au pairs in the area!
As you can imagine with work, school and lessons, our family life is very busy. We absolutely adore our children and want the very best child care for them. Education is extremely important, and exposing them to different cultures, places and activities is also important. I love the theater, and am on the board of directors of a well-known theater in Manhattan. We also use the bike paths around our home and the swimming pool and tennis courts at the Scarsdale Recreation Center. We take a few vacations a year, usually someplace warm with a beach or pool and lots of sight seeing activities.
Because we have lots of prior experience with AuPairCare au pairs, we know it is important for you to become an integral part of our family life. I want to involve you in all of the planning for the kid' homework and activities. It is important that we have open communication at all times, and that we help you make a smooth transition into the local au pair cluster here in Scarsdale/Westchester County. We hope to help you learn a lot about American life, make great friends, and become a cherished part of our family.
See you soon.
