MARY, 25 YEARS

Dear host family, My name is Mary but my friends and family call me Twasa.I am a 24 years old girl and I live in Kisumu town in Kenya, a beautiful country in Africa. I am an open-minded, hard-working, easy-going, dedicated, trustworthy, helpful, patient, and responsible person. I love taking care of kids and their health, safety, and happiness are the most important to me reason why I volunteered in a facility in our area called Tender Hands Daycare. I have 5 years experience with kids from age 0 - 14. I come from a small family of 6, that is 5 boys and I being the only girl.I am part of a very close family, and as a result my close inner circle of friend is also often viewed as ‘family’. I cherish and value my friendships; choosing to surround myself with loyal and fun people. I love traveling, learning new languages and different cultures, meeting new people, and definitely making memories. My very calm, collected, patience and quick learning skills always comes in handy when dealing with challenging situations. I would describe my strength as an Aupair as the ability to bond really well with kids and also blending in very easily and as a result being able to be their mentor in different aspects of life and also be like their big sister, also the ability to learn from my mistakes. On the other hand, I would describe my weakness as an Aupair is that I have a hard time letting go of something or someone because I get too attached to children especially and hence becomes emotionally hard to detach from them I am searching for a host family, that would be happy to have me as part of the family, be kind, welcoming and who are willing to learn new culture and language. I am looking for a long time stay with my host family, for one 1year or more depending on the connection formed with the family. And after this big adventure I'm going to study nursing. I'm really looking forward to hearing from you soon. Regards, Mary.