Raquel as Senior Caregiver in Ireland

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Hallo everybody!!

by now I have spent a couple of months here in Dublin, Ireland as Senior Caregiver and to be honest, I am really so happy with the experience. Before hand I had never heard about the Senior program, and when I first read about it, I instantly liked the idea of being able to help an elderly person with so much life-experience to share with. Au Pair Senior Raquel en Irlanda
I know it might sound strange to work as the Au Pair of an older person, but it really is amazing. I guess you cannot imagine what it is like until you personally make the experience. You can do so much by little gestures and your company can have so much impact on someone, which I hadn´t been able to imagine before. The whole family received me very warmly from the beginning. They give me a hand whereever they can and I am enjoying every moment I spend with my Irish "Granny", how I call her as nickname.
I have improved a lot my English through living together with her and we enjoy our every day life together heaps. Of course all needs time, especially at the beginning. But once you adapt, you will see all the improvement and all you learn and you really get so close to your host family.
I still remember my first days here and how I had difficulties understanding what they spoke. The family however did not care, they were just happy for me to be here. I had to practice a lot to be able to drive the car on the other side of the road and took several driving lessons, thinking I would never get used to it! But by now even that works fine and I am enjoying it so much and recommending this experience to everybody!