Last meeting with the family

Yesterday me, my mum and my best friend (Annerie) went to visit the Koumans family for the last time before they leave to the U.S.. The kids were a little shy, suddenly having three total strangers in their house was a bit too much. We had a nice talk and when leaving my mum was finally convinced that these were very nice people and I was going to be just fine staying with them. They showed us pictures of the temporary house we're going to stay in untill they find a permanent one in Bainbridge. It seemed very nice for something you're only going to stay in for a short period of time. It's on walking distance from the ferrie and there's a park across the road. When we left it felt really weird knowing that the next time I am going to see them is at the Airport in Seattle just a month from now.

When I got home I also saw that a new feature on the AuPairCare site had become available as I matched with this host-family. I can now see all the Au Pairs that live in the Seattle area ( 54 Au Pairs in the Seattle area alone ! ) and I can also contact them through email. There are Au Pair from all over the world; Japan, Mexico, Germany, Bolivia, Sweden, Malasia, Colombia, Thailand, Ukrain, Sweden, Chili, Korea and France. Except for me there are no Dutch Au Pairs so far in the Seattle area, but that's okay, cause I prefer meeting people from other countries and cultures anyway. I send an email to this girl, Kyoko, who's from Japan and has been an Au Pair in Bainbridge Island since January 2008. She extended her year with another twelve months so she's been living there for quite some time now and I think she can tell me somethings about what it is to live there. Unfortunatly she replied that she's going away for a few days, but she seemed very happy I emailed her and promised to get back to me after the 4th of July.

Only 35 days untill get on a plain and fly 8 hours to get to NYC! And then three days after I'll have to go another 6 hours flying to Seattle. I can't wait till this month is over^^.

Thanks for reading!