The categories are:
- Personal (Name, Age...)
- Contact (Address, Phone numbers, Skype...)
- Travel and Program (Select your program, Answer about previous visas...)
- Hobbies and Interests (As it says on the tin! Remember they will use these interests to help match with a similar family)
- Driving (How long you've driven for, How often, What kind of roads...)
- Childcare (Experience and willingness to look after what kind of children e.g. special needs and ages...)
- Education (Previous schools...)
- Work experience (Previous jobs...)
- Medical and Health (Allergies, Dietary requirements...)
- Return (Have you had a J1 visa before?)
Once that's all done you need to fill out a more detailed form about your childcare experience, but again nothing impossible and once that's done you can write your host family letter. The host family letter, for me, had to be perfect. I saw it as my first chance to make an impression on my future host family and so I really wanted it to come across well written and reflect my personality. It was tricky to explain a lot about my self so the family know what kind of person would be living in their home and looking after their kids without sounding completely self centered. I found that a quick intro and then explaining about my history of childcare and why I want to become an au pair first showed that my main interest was working with children. I'll link my letter here if you'd like a nosey.
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