Au Pair/Boulder, Colorado

Dear Prospective Au Pair, The ideal au pair for our family will be energetic, loving and firm--someone who can love a little boy but enforce appropriate boundaries.The Au Pair should love to play and work on arts/crafts and musical projects.You should be fairly independent, and be comfortable on your own.Ideally, you will be happy to spend time out of doors, and be interested in sports--perhaps even learning to ski.We live in Boulder, Colorado, a beautiful city of about 125,000 populations sitting at the foot of the Rocky Mountains.Boulder, is home to the University of Colorado, Naropa University and Front Range Community College.It is a 30-minute drive to Denver, the state capital, and a one-hour drive to Rocky Mountain National Park.We have a wonderful climate with 300 days of sunshine a year.Boulder is famous for its downtown pedestrian mall and for the parks that surround the city with many mils of trails for hiking and biking.The recreation center is a few blocks from our home, offering swimming and all kinds of workout options.We have a huge yard, a large vegetable garden and a hot tub.You will have your own room with a telephone and your own bathroom.We have a second home (condo) in Vail, Colorado, a world famous ski resort located two hours from Boulder.We all spend most weekends in Vail during the winter.Kevin works long days and occasionally he works evening and weekends if he is preparing for trial.Janet works as an environmental planner and she works approximately 30 hours per week.We are an active family and enjoy all kinds of outdoor pursuits: skiing, biking, hiking, running, swimming, tennis.All of us practice yoga regularly.We also enjoy music and reading.Kevin is Jewish, Janet is Christian.We are not especially religious in the sense of going to church/temple on a regular basis.We do have spiritual beliefs and we strive to be good, honest, loving and supportive.Marie sings with an a capella group and rehearses every Monday evening.We have a piano in Boulder.We have computers in Boulder and Vail with high-speed Internet access.Tillträde: Vintern/Våren -09 Eget boende, betald semester.Studiemedel 500-1000 dollar.Hemreseskydd vid allvarlig familjesituation.4 dagars kurs i NY innan ankomst till familjen.Regelbundna Au Pairmöten i USA.Vi gör regelbundna intervjuer på orter runt om i Sverige.