One first thing your notice is the cultural differences in the first few weeks this is normal whenever anyone changes their lifestyle and encounters unfamiliar attitudes, customs and even foods. The family can help you through this and make allowances for your culture shock, but I’m afraid its up too you to adapt. If the culture differences are way to hard to cope with then it is better to tell the family than to let it carry on, you should not expect your new employers to be mind readers because they may not be able to pick up that something is wrong. They will probably to glad that you are being straight with them and maybe whatever is wrong can be dealt with maybe not immediately but certainly in the future. (more…)
When you start the children might have difficulty adjusting to you, its will take a bit of work by you to earn their trust and co-operation and the first few weeks are vital as this will set the tone for the duration of your stay. Therefore you want to try your best to get off to a good start. One of the best things you can do is be flexible and try to adapt as well as possible to establish a new routine. The children will feel more secure if you establish a good routine with them as this breeds familiarity with them and builds up daily patterns with them. (more…)
Breaking The Ice
If you feel a bit shy and awkward when meeting the family and it seems they are the same then to overcome your own shyness try to concentrate on the children and this may make you feel more relaxed and will help the family aswell. Language will be a big factor but no one will be expecting you to be making a lot of conversation if you know little of the native language, but try your best to make a little conversation this will most definitely get better as time go by and you attend a language school and mix with the local people and make friends. (more…)
One first thing your notice is the cultural differences in the first few weeks this is normal whenever anyone changes their lifestyle and encounters unfamiliar attitudes, customs and even foods. The family can help you through this and make allowances for your culture shock, but I’m afraid its up too you to adapt. If the culture differences are way to hard to cope with then it is better to tell the family than to let it carry on, you should not expect your new employers to be mind readers because they may not be able to pick up that something is wrong. They will probably to glad that you are being straight with them and maybe whatever is wrong can be dealt with maybe not immediately but certainly in the future. (more…)
