I moved to Sydney from California just after one week after
completing my high school. I was happy as well as confused at the same time. I
was happy as I was about to step into a new family but I was confused about how
they would treat me, whether they would think of me as an experience Au Pair or a new
member to their family.
My mom always said I was a lucky child. Luck always
accompanied me in all major and important situations of my life. Luck moved
with me to Sydney too.
My Host family had three members and one yet to step into the
beautiful world. The host mom, Mia was three months pregnant when I moved with
them; her husband, Harvey worked in some law firm and they had a naughty but
handsome two year old boy, Steve.
I was given my own room and it had all the stuff that I
needed. The day I reached, Mia arranged a small dinner with two families and
their professional Au Pairs from neighborhood. It was an evening well spent. I came to know
a lot about my host family that night. They were a little family who knew how
to enjoy with others. Those Au Pairs
gave me some basic tips for this new start of my life.
Mia loved to read. She gave me some pretty good books to read
in free time. She was a lady with elegance, smartness, intelligence, street
smartness and an amazing sense of humor. Steve loved me. We would play and
study together every day. As Mia was
pregnant, she used to stay at home. She always made me feel like a family
member. Every day we all would have dinner and then watch TV together. I used
to talk to Mia and Harvey like a daughter and they would advise me like my
parents. They welcomed me with their arms wide open.
On my birthday,
she cooked my favorite dish and made my favorite chocolate fudge cake. We went
out in for a movie and dinner in one of the restaurants that served best pizza.
They didn’t give me a single moment to miss family and friends.
The time came
when the new baby girl, Kate stepped into the world. She was as pretty as Mia.
With Kate, came new responsibilities but Mia always made sure that I was
getting time for my activities. We celebrated many occasions together and
clicked innumerous pictures. Steve and Kate were lucky to have such an amazing
mom.
The year went
away in a flick. I had to shift to another family. It was heartbreaking to
leave them but it was something I knew from the start. I was blessed to have
such an amazing host family and host mom.
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