I wouldn't necessarily call myself a major Ant and Dec fan , although I used to absolutely love SM:TV Live when they presented it with Cat Deeley (it just wasn't the same after they lift) and still find them incredibly enteraining and funny when I watch them on 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' So when I heard the duo were releasing an autobiography , I just had to get my hands on it!
Everyone knows who Ant 'n'Dec are right ? Well , I would be pretty shocked if you weren't aware of them , although I will give a brief introduction as to who they are!
Well , Anthony McPartlin and Declyn O'Donelly are a pair of aged-thirty-something-men (although they're still seen as two young lads who like to have fun , rather than two blokes!) who have been on our screens for what seems like forever. The Geordie duo kick-started their showbiz ...
Advantages: A chance to see the world and get paid for it Disadvantages: Long hours for relatively low pay
in a strange way, I’m very glad I did it.
Some points to consider if you’re thinking of being an au pair
● The hours can be long. Unlike with some child-care jobs, unless you actively get up and leave the house when the parents get home, you’re never off duty. “Official” hours may be limited to 30 per week, but you’re supposed to be a member of the family, which means helping out when needed, and playing with the kids for the sake of it, not just because you’re needed to take care of them at that point in time. Especially with younger kids, it’s almost impossible to explain to them that although you’re there all day every day, you’re only willing to play with them from 9 to 5.
● Along with the long hours, the pay is not too good. I got 40 GBP per week which ...
zoe_page 23.06.2003
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Advantages: it's relatively easy to find a host family Disadvantages: you don't know where you're landing
As some of you know, I left France by the end of September to be an au pair in England. I must say that I was over excited by the idea of spending a school year in a country whose language has been a real passion for me for almost a decade !
I had decided to look for an au pair family on the internet, although some people had told me that there were agencies dealing with this kind of jobs. I had found two reasons (which I thought were good enough) not to use the services of an agency : first, the cost. By subscribing on the au pair website (which is not the home page of an agency) I had to pay £10 for a month. During this month, I could give several profiles of myself, change them as many times as I wanted to according to my wishes (according to the place I wanted to go to, or to the number of children I accepted?), I could also contact ...
Isabelle2201 12.10.2004
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