Idag drog jag med mig min väska till jobbet för att väga den där, och jag vart aningen chockad! Den vägde inte mer än 24 kg, jag trodde den skulle väga närmare 30 kg.. Men det är ju bra besked, dock ska jag åka med Ryanair, så jag kommer att ha två väskor à 15 kg istället! Plus 10 kg handbagage, det ni! Haha (:

Har även bokat min biljett! Så den 5 maj klockan 10.40 lyfter planet från Göteborg! Landar sedan 11.35 lokal tid, alltså 12.35 för er här hemma i Sverige. Efter det ska jag ta ett tåg mot Tottenham Hill och sedan ta taxi därifrån till mitt blivande hus. Mycket spännande, speciellt eftersom jag kommer kånka på tre väskor och ska först ta mig in på ett tåg och sen få tag i en taxi. Jag har knappt åkt taxi tidigare, och jag har definitivt inte gjort det själv! Aja, det löser sig på något sätt. Får be någon snäll (snygg kanske till och med) britt om hjälp annars!

Mindre än en månad kvar i Sverige, helt sjukt! Jag sitter här nu och ser både fram emot att få komma till London, men är samtidigt aningen rädd. Bo hos en främmande familj och i ett annat land, utan någon jag känner i närheten. Det kommer bli aningen svårt, men jag måste testa! Jag kommer att ångra mig annars, det vet jag.

Har inte bokat min flygbiljett ännu, måste göra det i helgen. Därför har jag idag provpackat min väska, haha. Den är smockfull och väger bly.. Vår lilla våg här hemma är inte så pålitlig dock, så jag har ingen aning om hur många kilo den egentligen ligger på! Har dessutom tryck i hur mycket kläder som helst, men som Madde säger: Kläder väger inte sååå mycket! Det är nog allt det andra, som jag antagligen måste lämna hemma sen i slutändan (typ krämer och annat sånt kul!)
Klickade i alla fall in på flygbolagens hemsidor idag, och upptäckte naturligtvis att jag troligtvis måste flyga med Ryanair som jag tänkte mig ifrån början, eftersom den billigaste biljetten på SAS var typ 6.30 på morgonen.. Lite tidigt för min del! Men, efter att jag har vägt väskan imorgon så tror jag nog att jag kommer komma fram till att jag måste åka med Ryanair ändå, haha.

Vill prata med mamma, men hon är ute och äter med några jobbarkompisar. Tycker hon borde kommit hem för länge sen, haha.
Nu ska jag i alla fall krypa ner i sängen, har inte sovit mycket de senaste nätterna. Lär säkert inte sova så mycket inatt heller..

My name is Elin Borgström and I’m 19 years old. My birthday is in November, so I just turned 19 a couple of months ago.
Since I was born, I have lived in a little village near Gothenburg called Timmele. I live with my family, which consists of parents, my younger sister and our dog called Bella. My father is called Lars-Erik, and he is 50 years old. He works as a truck driver, and he has his own business. He took his driver’s licence while he did his military duty here in Sweden, and since then he has worked as a truck driver, except for a little while when he worked as a carpenter. My mother is called Anna-Karin, and she is 43 years old. She works as an executive producer in a textile factory. In her spare time she sings in a choir, which I’m also a part of, and she is also the president of the church court here in Timmele. But religion is not something we practice at home, we usually just go to church on Christmas Eve to listen to the children sing. My sister Linnea, is 16 years old and loves horses. She has her own horse which she takes care of every day. She has been interested in horses since she was about 7 years old, and she was thrilled when mum and dad bought a horse for her a couple of years ago.

The village I live in, Timmele is not large. The population is 1,500. I think living in a small village like this, has made me very calm and reliable, and also open and very social.

I have actually never been to England, but it has always fascinated me. I think that the English language is important to know, and even though we have studied it in school, I don’t think I have learned it enough. I want to live in an English speaking country so I can develop a better understanding. One of my best friends here in Sweden is actually from England, she used to live in Rugby, Warwickshire until they moved here when she was about 12 years old.

Children have always intrigued me, both because they are very honest and not afraid of asking things, and also because they can do very unexpected things at any time. When we had work experience in school, I went to a nursery for one week, and I had so much fun! I love to play with children, and read stories to them and sing with them. Besides the nursery I have also been babysitting for relatives and neighbours a lot. So I have been alone with children, and even if it can be hard sometimes it has gone quite well. I have dressed children, changed nappies, fed them, played with them, been out for a walk with them and so on. I love children, and I get along with them very well.
Except for babysitting and all that goes with it, I’m willing to help you with grocery shopping, baking and eventually some cooking, laundry and light housecleaning.

In my spare time I love to practice music. I sing a lot, both solo and in a choir, and also play both the piano and the flute, and some guitar, but I not that good yet. Music has always been my biggest interest, and when I went to upper secondary school I chose to go to a program which included a lot of music. But I don’t just love to practice music myself, I have also arranged three benefit concerts where youths could participate in singing, dancing, playing an instrument or other stuff that was needed for the concert. No adults were participating during the concert, they just sat in the audience, but everything like light and sound and so on were taken care of by youths.
Except for this I has also been trainer for a Lucia parade for a couple of years. If you haven’t heard of a Lucia parade, you can think of it as a little choir where all were white dresses and one of them has a tiara with candles, and they sing songs about Christmas, and special Lucia songs.
Other things I like to do in my spare time are, for example read novels of all kinds, write my own stories and watch TV-series and movies. My favourite series are Glee, Grey’s anatomy, One Tree Hill, Smallville and 90210. I’m not sure why I’m such a fanatic for TV-series, but I think I love when you get to meet the same people week after week for a long time. You get to know them very well, and you’re also allowed to see in their lives and what happens to them.
I also love to bake, especially muffins! I experiment a lot with the recipes, and if I’m not satisfied with the result I try to figure out what difference I need to make the next time to get them perfect.
Oh, I almost forgot! I love photography! I have my own digital system camera which I use often. This autumn I have taken a photography class to learn more about my camera and how to use it in different kinds of situations. I have learned plenty!

In the future I’m not sure what I want to do. I love children, and I have considered being a teacher. I’m pedagogical, because I have always had it kind of easy in school in some subjects, like maths for example, and I have helped my friends with it and received many compliments from them because I have explained it in an easy, but correct way for them. I’m not sure if teaching is “my thing”. I enjoyed arranging my concerts very much, so I’m thinking of maybe working with something like that. I have found an education here in Sweden called Event management which I’m considering. I’m also interested in economy, so I’m thinking about that too. As you see, I haven’t decided yet, but I think I will know what to do when the time is right. Maybe I’ll end up as a photographer, only time will tell!

My goal with being an au pair is of course to help you with your children and to learn the English language, but also improve as a person. I want to become more independent and I think living with another family in another country will do that.
And why I want to be an au pair in London is just because the city fascinates me! I have always wanted to go there, and when I started to think about being an au pair London was the only city I wanted to go to.

I hope my skills and commitment will help you in some way and my greatest ambition during my stay is to make you, family, satisfied and I hope my effort will live up to your expectations.

Your sincerely,
Elin Borgström