Panic

Hate to disappoint you but now I'm gonna write about something that is not politics. I've gotten a family! For those of you who are thinking "hmm ... doesn't she already have a family" and are feeling somewhat lost, let me explain.

A while ago I applied for being au-pair in Paris. Yesterday, a woman called me on my cellphone and started speaking in french. Let's just say I was a bit confused myself before I realized she was calling from the au-pair agency. Anyway, the family lives about 10 minutes outside of Paris with train. The parents are both lawyers and the father plays the piano. The girl I'm gonna take care of is 12,5 years old. There are also two older siblings but they no longer live at home. they've also got a dog. No one in the family seems to speak any English, although it says "English and German" on the contact sheet. And that's really all I know. I've spoken with the mother over the phone and she seems nice. I'll be leaving Linköping Friday January 16th for Norrköping and the family is going to pick me up in the city center (Porte Maillot) at about four p.m. Saturday 17th.

So, I'm just a little bit freaked out. I'll guess I'll take it one day at a time. If it doesn't work out I could always find another family or go home. It's not really worse than that. It's scary anyway though.