I grew up in the Cornish countryside with my Mum, Dad, little brother and a whole host of animals! love being by the ocean & hope to start surfing this year, in addition to playing football and rock climbing. I spent a number my teenage years babysitting my younger brother, especially due to his autism. He is incapable of caring for himself in ways others his age (now 14) might. As an AuPair I lived with a single mother, her 7-year-old daughter, and her 4-year-old son. I was their AuPair for nine months and had a great time with them every day! I would prepare and clean breakfast, collect the children from school, take them to sports classes, the park, or the library, assist with homework, prepare dinner, help them bathe and put them to bed. I also babysat during school hours or evenings off for other families in the local area, where I would prepare and serve meals, entertain the children and put them to bed. I have since worked two summers at a traditional American sleep-away camp caring for 18-24 young girls in a cabin with a counsellor group of 3-5 other staff. We essentially became surrogate mums for eight weeks! We’d wake them for breakfast, encourage chores, spend time bonding together and read every night before bed!