Maria, oppas in Bruxelles 1000

I am an easy-going, pro-active, patient, and friendly girl, always full of energy and with a great passion for kids! Since I was 20 I volunteer with kids in an Institution called CISV, taking 11 to 14 years-old children abroad for a period of 1 month each time, where we "live together" in camps and participate in activities with other children from all over the world! So far I have been to USA, Sweden and Italy, and also participated at many other camps and activities in Brasil too!
I have a younger sister (now 17), who gave me a big notion of how to deal and take care of the young, and nowadays she is a great confident! My dad is a lawyer and my mom an artisan, and we have 3 pets (2 cats and a dog).
One of my greatest passions is to travel, and so far I have lived in 5 different cities: São Paulo, where I was born; Florence, Italy, where I spent one-year in an amazing family with 3 children, during my exchange programme in High School; Rio de Janeiro, where I spent 2 years living with my grandma after college, and where I also worked as an English teacher for people of all ages, especially kids between 8 and 11; Amsterdam, for 6 months, at the beginning of this year; and finally Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where I was currently living for 6 months.
My other hobbies are: reading (I am crazy about books), music (I love all kind of songs and attending to concerts), sports (especially swimming and tennis) and to learn new languages!! I also love to go to parks and museums and to hang out with my friends.
I am graduated in International Relations, and at the moment I am working as an au pair in Annecy, France, for a family with 4 boys!