My name is Sandra Nayeli, I am currently 24 years old and from Mexico. I was born in Jacona, a small municipality located in the state of Michoacán. I come from a small family, consisting of my parents Imelda who is 51 years old, and Juan who is 54 years old; my younger sister Natalia (20 years old), and me. Having a younger sister has taught me many lessons, I developed values such as responsibility, empathy, tolerance, service, solidarity and respect at an early age. I currently live with my parents and sister. I am an engineer in Business Management and I have taken various courses related to my career and personal interests, since I like to grow personally and professionally. I enjoy various hobbies such as exploring new places, traveling, going to the park, bonding with nature, playing sports, swimming, dancing contemporary dances, going to the gym, taking bike rides, taking piano lessons, picnicking, visiting museums, going to the movies, going out to dinner, writing in my journal, doing meditation, yoga, drawing and reading. These hobbies keep me healthy in body and mind, so I always make room in my daily routine to maintain them. I also like to share moments with friends and family such as walks, meals or playing board games. While I was studying at university I worked for a year as a nanny at Kidslandia (nursery and recreation center) it was a wonderful job, since being surrounded by children brought out my sweetest and most tender side. I attended children from 4 years old to 11 years old, we divided them into two groups (up to 10 children each), the youngest and the oldest. My job was to introduce them to activities to stimulate their learning and recreational games; In addition, there were different play areas and toys. This experience implied a challenge because I had to coordinate group activities and with children of different ages, here I understood that stimuli must be considered according to the stage of development. I was gratified to see that they had fun and that they established bonds of camaraderie between them, hearing their laughter was the best gift I could get! In the private sphere I worked as a nanny for Dania, a beautiful girl whom I took care of from the time she was a baby until she was two years old. Currently, I also take care of Emiliano, a beautiful 5-year-old boy, since he was a baby. These two experiences have been very significant since they allowed me to accompany their evolutionary development based on the Montessori method, as well as their first words and their first steps. With Emiliano I had the opportunity to teach him to dance, to ride a bicycle and to rollerblade. I learned to stimulate their affective development (so that the relationship with their family and other people is healthy), their motor development (running, jumping, games that help them have coordination and confidence) and their intellectual development. It’s very nice to see them grow and feel part of it, I love them very much and I feel proud of them! Their achievements grate me in such a way that I feel them as my own! Since I was a child I have dreamed of traveling the world, getting to know different cultures and landscapes. I decided that my destination was the Netherlands since I was in college, since my favorite flower is the tulip and I discovered that it is its national flower; This caught my attention, I began to investigate and I fell more and more in love with his wonderful country. One of my dreams is to explore the tulip fields in their blooming stage in Keukenhof by bike. I would also like to tour the various canals by boat, visit the cities with windmills, get to know Amsterdam and its botanical gardens, Gooyer’s mill, the Hortus Botanicus, explore the city of Rotterdam, St. Lawrence’s Cathedral, the cubic houses and the Markthal. Learn about their culture and celebrate their traditions with you, such as King’s Day and Sinterklaas. I love photography and capturing landscapes in a photo for others to see seems fantastic to me. I’m so excited to imagine that I’ll be able to see all of that in person, I’m sure I’ll cry with happiness! I consider that the Au Pair program will give me the opportunity to get to know the Dutch culture in depth through living with a host family that transmits its rich culture to me on a daily basis, its traditions, its idiosyncrasies and its language. I have the qualities to be an Au Pair as I love working with children and have experience; In addition, I am flexible, communicative, respectful, empathetic, cheerful, positive, dynamic and decisive. I know this will be one of the greatest adventures of my life! I am willing to learn and I am committed to giving my best so that they feel happy with my company and in confidence. Living this experience will be something wonderful, I know that it will produce many benefits in my life, which will make me a better person. I hope that we can share many experiences together and share moments of love, joy and teaching. I appreciate your time and attention, I hope you give me the opportunity to be part of your family.