Name: *Martina B

Age: 29

Country of origin: Italy

Driver's license: None

Driver's license obtained on: January 2017

Earliest arrival date: Already in Canada

Length of placement: 10 months

Childcare experience: Babysitting, Teaching

Experience with children: Experienced with children 3 months and older Willing to care for children 4 years and older

Other qualifications:

Hobbies: Reading, Cooking, Baking, Museusms, History/Art, Travel

Willing to:

• Stay with single Host Mom
• Stay with single Host Dad
• Stay with same-sex couples female
• Stay with same-sex couples male
• Stay with French-speaking families
• Stay with pets - cats
• Stay with pets- dogs
• Stay with other pets ie reptiles, spiders, rodents

“I want to become an Au Pair in Canada because, besides being a great opportunity to improve my English, I think it is the most immersive and authentic way to get to know another country, discover new ways of living and thinking, and learn to experience different cultures and routines. When I travel, I never like to be just a tourist: if I go to Poland for a week, for that week I am not Martina, an Italian tourist, I am Martina, a Polish girl. I want to live a completely different life for that week, and I want to do the same when I arrive in Canada: get to know the family and be part of it completely.”