Dear host family, My name is Nerea, I am 26 years old and I live in Seville with my family.

My mother's name is Valle and she works as secretary, and my father's name is Enri !e and he works as "eriodist. #e are a very close, socia$le and comm!nicative family. My family is so lar%e and I love it. My mother has one sister and three $rothers, and my father has one $rother, so I have many !ncles, a!nts and little co!sins. I love children and I am the oldest one so I have $een always takin% care of them when my !ncles were at work, in s!mmer, "re"arin% their food, hel"in% them with their homework, "layin% and doin% crafts to%ether or %oin% to the "ool. I have $een always s!rro!nded children& #hen I finished hi%h school, I decided to st!dy 'rimary Ed!cation in Seville, the last year of my de%ree I went to Malm(, Sweden to finish ir. )or me, it was one of the most im"ortant decisions in my life. *ivin% away from home has ta!%ht me to a""reciate many thin%s, to $e m!ch more res"onsi$le than I was $efore %oin% and to mat!re as "erson. I think it was a very %ood o""ort!nity to learn more a$o!t myself and it was for me. I have always $een very active and hard workin%, so I tried to hel" at home com$inin% my st!dies with different +o$s while I lived away from home, ret!rnin% to Seville in s!mmer to look after childre. In Se"tem$er of 2,,-, I started to work in a school, like ./ %ade teacher. 0nd now a day, I1m workin% like a s"ort teacher in another school, also I1m Sco!t since 2,,-. I love workin% with children $eca!se they know how to %et the $est o!t of myself and I try to teach them to do their $est. It is a very rewardin% +o$. In my erasm!s year, I met 2rysta, an 0merican %irl who was my roommate in the st!dent residence and now is one of my $est friends. She is from north 3arolina, and d!rin% the year we lived to%ether, she ta!%ht me a $etter en%lish. 0lso I met two Italian 4oys, )a$io and Daniele, the

first one is from Venecia, and the second one is from 5oma. 6hey ta!%ht me to s"eak a "erfect italian and many thin% a$o!t their ways. My family and my friends say that I'm a very motherly, res"onsi$le and lovin% "erson. I'm deli%hted to have the o""ort!nity to im"rove my En%lish or Italian, meet yo!r lifestyle, yo!r ha$its and yo!r co!ntry, which I %reatly admire. 0nd what $etter way than doin% what I love& I love s"endin% time with children and learnin% everythin% they can teach me every day. 6hey learn a lot of !s, $!t we learn more from them than we think. 6o me, it's wonderf!l see them %rowin% !" with !s and learnin%, litlle $y little, to $e more inde"endent.

I have e7"erience in carin% for children. 6he e7"erience was and is %reat. I yo! want to know what I do in mi work like Sco!t, I will tell yo! that I !se to wake !" the children, have $reakfast to%ether, hel" them to %et dressed, %oin% to the "ark, make craft or "lay charades $eca!se they liked it, teach them a lot of thin% a$o!t science, the live in the cam" and how to $e a $etter "erson, we %o to cam"in%... 4esides childcare e7"erience, I also love readin% $ooks and news"a"er every day when I have some leis!re time, listenin% to the radio and watchin% movies, travelin% and learnin% a$o!t other c!lt!res and ways of life, meetin% new "eo"le, talkin% and sharin% e7"eriences, %oin% o!t with friends or "re"arin% l!nch or dinner with my family or with my friends too. I like healthy eatin%, cookin% and tryin% new flavors $!t, therewith, I love makin% cakes and $!tter or chocolate cookies, $rownies, cheesecakes and fr!it smoothies. I find very entertainin% teachin% children how to "re"are desserts and f!nny smoothies. I am so e7cited with the o""ort!nity to know yo! $etter and to $e a mem$er of yo!r family. I ho"e yo! had f!n readin% my letter and knowin% a $it more a$o!t me and my dream. I look forward to hearin% from yo!& 4est wishes,

Nerea