Hello!
My summer is off to a great start and I'm really enjoying myself. The host family is great.
My summer is off to a great start and I'm really enjoying myself. The host family is great.
I have heard from my mum the weather is brutal in Canada here its been about 36 for the last week but at least I'm at the beach almost every afternoon with the children.
I hope to do this again next summer !
Somer-Rai
Thank-you for your comments! It is wonderful to receive such positive feedback on our various au pair programs. Our summer camps for 2013 are unfortunately filled however we are now actively recruiting for summer 2014 camp positions. Please see our website http://scotia-personnel-ltd.com for further details.
ReplyDeleteAmazing pictures! I did a kid's summer camp as a camp leader in the UK through Scotia Personnel and had a summer of a lifetime! This was my first summer away from home but I met young people from all over the world including people from Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
ReplyDeleteEarly 2012 after much thought and deliberation I finally mustered up the courage to call Marilyn from Scotia Personnel Ltd. And I haven't regretted it to this day since.
ReplyDeleteI wanted a change in my life and I remembered one of my classes I took at Algonquin College, Marilyn came and talked to the class about the
program, and what it entailed, and the different work programs there that could help suit each individual to what they are looking for.
When I called up Marilyn to discuss possibly work opportunity she was so supportive and attentive. Marilyn and her amazing team helped me tremendously so that I could get an interview, and to help get me started on the amazing adventure that soon awaited me.
Walking into the interview I was a bundle of nerves not knowing what to expect, but my worries were soon diminished talking to Marilyn about the amazing program to work abroad in Italy teaching children how to speak English in an upbeat summer camp.
I had an amazing time and I couldn't have made it up even if I tried. I flown into Nice France, and enjoyed a couple days there on my own before heading to Italy to begin Orientation and training for the camp. Orientation was a week and in that week I met the most amazing people from all over. The training was well organized for the amount of tutors that were there and at the end they placed me in the north of Italy, so beautiful. I was there with 5 other tutors teaching children from the age's of 9-12.
I learned a lot about my self through that whole experience, and if it weren't for Marilyn and her amazing team it never would have happened!
What a great BLOG!!! I, as well, have participated in a program that Scotia Personnel provides!!! What an AMAZING adventure I had! I was an Au Pair in New York and I will never forget every memory I made while I was away!!! I am so glad that the information is getting out there about Scotia Personnel Ltd and the programs they provide! Marilyn and the staff are absolutely amazing and knowledgeable. I never would have stepped out into the world if it wasn't for this program, I now have a love of travel, and friends all over the world that hopefully one day I will be able to visit!!! Thank you Marilyn!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI wanted to take a minute to write about my experience au pairing in Spain with the help of Scotia Personnel.
ReplyDeleteI left for Madrid at the end of August in 2010, after having decided on Spain and au pairing after speaking with the staff at Scotia Personnel. I was really ecstatic to have found an economically savvy way to live extensively abroad.
The first months in Spain were incredibly rewarding and challenging at time, as is the case with anything new. I took language classes, explored the city and made many friends (many au pairs, as nearly all au pairs are eager to meet up and as such, getting to know people is not a problem).
In November, I decided to switch to another au pair family as I was interested in au pairing with a different age range. I continue to stay in contact with my second family. The mother regularly emails me photos of the girls and we exchange Christmas gifts by mail, she also offered to pay for my flight back to Spain should I ever want to au pair for the family again!
Around the same time, I met Alberto, who just so happens to be my husband as of last November!
Had I not au paired in Spain, my life today would be totally different, having never met many of my very close friends, new families or husband. Nor would I be able to speak the high level of Spanish I do. As a result of my time in Spain, I have also been able to expand my resume as a child care professional, tutor and ESL teacher.
Obviously, I recommend au pairing with Scotia Personnel to anyone who is looking to travel
I was reading thru this awesome blog and just wanted to write a comment about my experience as an au pair. I have been an au pair in America through Scotia Personnel. I’ve had such a wonderful time! My host family was great to me! Working with children and travelling are my two most favourite things. I’ve travelled throughout the US with the family. As well, I’ve met other au pairs through the program from all over the world. Now I have free room and board wherever I travel and great friends as well :). I’ve had such a wonderful time!
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