I´m Julieta Mora, from Argentina. I´m 18 years old and all my life I lived in a small town called Brinkmann, located in the province of Córdoba. It´s a nice and quiet city, where friendly people live. I have a big family but we are very close, I live with my mother Paula (41), my stepfather Martin (40), my two sisters Constanza (12) and Jazmín (8). Also, I have two older brothers, Baltazar (23) and Benjamin (21). They don’t live with me but I see them often. Having little sisters made me more responsible, empathetic, communicative, dynamic, patient, flexible and protective. I love animals, I had a cat called Yuki but she left me, now I have a black cat named Apolo and three dogs called Junior, Lara and Oto. I learn a lot from my family and that fills my heart with love. I consider myself a calm person but I´m also very active. I´ve been involve in sports since I was young, including swimming, artistic gymnastics, hockey (this is the one I practise the most and my favourite), beach volleyball in the summer, I love roller-skating and dancing. I always go to the gym. I´ve also practise yoga and pilates. In my free time I love exploring new places, travelling, walking, taking bike rides around my town, playing board games, visiting museums, going to the cinema, listening to music, reading about astrology, spirituality, meditation, energy healing and incorporating some of these practises into my daily life. When I´m alone I used the time for think and journaling. I go to ceramic workshop, I love creating, making and pouring my creativity into those pieces, It´s without a doubt one of my favourite things. Furthermore, I love cooking, for my family, my friends or myself. I really enjoy doing it. I would like to study to be a chef in the future. That´s why I´m excited about the idea of discovering and trying new flavours from other places in the world. When I was in High school, I discovered the Au Pair program and fell in love. I have done a lot of research since, then with girls in my city who had done it and they told me it was an unbeatable experience. I decided to do it because it combines two things that I love: traveling and children. About my experience in childcare, I can start by mentioning Lionel, a very active and happy 6 years-old boy who I took care during the summer. When I went to pick him up from school, we talked about everything, he´s very talkative when we got home, he liked to sing while cooking and prepared the table. After ate eating, I tidied up the kitchen and I helped him with his homework, so that he could soon go out to the yard to play with his dog, hide-and-seek or play ball. Some afternoons I took him to my house, to be in the pool, we played with my sister (they got along well but they also fought) and we would have snacks until his parents picked him up. I recently met his mother on the street and she told me that Lio miss me, that made me very emotional. Today I´m working at a food stand. A few months ago, I looked after two little brothers, Luciano (ten months ago) and Mateo (seven years ago). Luciano is very attracted to the trees and leaves, that´s because we always go out and seek contact with nature as it transmits a beautiful energy to us. Meanwhile, with Mateo we play ball, in the hammock, or pick stones or lemons from the trees. Mateo is very independent and smart boy; he loves his little brother and Luciano is excited and laugh a lot when he sees us playing or dancing. Mateo and I like to read and make representations, sometimes he reads and other times I read. I consider that I have learned a lot by taking care of them since they are very different evolutionary stages and sometimes it is a challenge to generate stimulating activities that integrate them. I´ll miss them so much when I don´t see they often! I like to create a safe and loving with children, I want to know what the feel and that they have confidence to communicate it to me. I understand that’s stimulating emotional, motor and intellectual development is essential for their growth and I would like to contribute significantly to it through outdoors activities such as running, jumping, playing sports and also allowing them to express all their creativity by drawing, painting, cutting and hitting, which is expressed with the artistic. Read and do activities to exercise their minds play board games and puzzles. Since I was a little girl, I have dreamed of exploring the world discovering cultures, landscapes, people and languages. I´m excited that this beautiful dream begins in a country so incredible as The Netherlands, which I know will exceed all my expectations. Why Netherlands? It is a very complex questions, because there are so many reasons… Starting its natural beauty, its landscapes full of canals, windmills, tulip fields, I love flowers, nature and colours, I´m excited to could live its spring! On the other hand, I find the traditions vibrant and unique such as King´s Day, The flowers parade and The Sinterklaas celebration, the culture and art, The Rijksmuseum, The Vang Gogh Museum and The Anne Frank House. Amsterdam in particular seems like a bright and attractive city to me, the culture of bicycles and sustainability seems very interesting to me, since throughout my life I developed an ecological lifestyle, I´m attracted by the ease of moving into the country by bicycle. I have heard about the gastronomic proposal that includes gouda cheese and other foods, I´m very intrigued because I love exploring new flavours. Diversity and tolerance, open society and its progressive attitude towards issues such as LGTBQ+ rights, the education, I know that their offer a high quality and many times in English. Also, if there is something that I really enjoy in my life it is music, I live listening to music and I swear that I´m excited to be shown Dutch music, to that extent my enthusiasm! Likewise, I have a Dutch friend named Douwe who every time he talks about how charming his country is, I’m fascinated and very excited to get to know. Also, my friend told me that the Dutch are very kind to foreigners and that makes me feel so good. Everything related to the Netherlands excites me, I feel like I´m already part of its culture and I haven´t left my city yet! I´m fascinated by the idea of being with a family, getting to know them and felling like one more, being able to share everyday life, special moments learning their values and traditions. I would like to create a special bond with the little ones in the home and to connect with them stimulate them through playing, walking, chatting, sharing, smiling and loving environment. Imagining sharing these moments fills my soul with joy! This opportunity as an Au Pair will teach me a lot and help me grow personality. I hope you´re happy with my arrival and my company, that would make me happy! A pleasure to tell you a part of me. Ik hoop je snel te ontmoeten. Juli