I was 18 years old, just finished the school and had no idea what I was going to do next. I live in small town in southeast of Slovakia where chances to get a job you want is virtually nil and I hadn‘t had past an exam in order for me to get to a university. I was young just a boy and that‘s how I felt. All I wanted was to have a good time with my friends. But I guess you have to make a decision what you are going to do with your life, you can‘t just get drunk every weekend and depend on your parents. I wanted to see the world to travel and to start act responsibly. One of my friends was in England working as an au-pair and she sent an application form from an au-pair agency to me. I din‘t really feel I had any chance to become an au-pair. First of all I was a boy and to tell a truth I hadn‘t had any experience with the children at all. But I guess it was becouse of my lack of responsibility that time and not thinking about what I was getting myself into, I replied. After a week I had sent an application they called me from an au-pair agency and asked whether I would be able to come to England a week after. Without any hesitation I answered yes and started to prepare myself for departure.
So there I was after getting off my bus on a busy London street standing in front of my luggage and waiting for my new employer to show and pick me up. I took a look around and there she was, a nice Indian lady with a yellow car. During the ride to my new home she was trying to make some conversation but it was too difficult for me to answer, my English was really bad but at least I understood what she was talking about. In a pretty house just outside of London I was introduced to the rest of the family, husband and two daughters aged 8 and 10 years I was supposed to look after. After an introduction I went upstairs, had a shower, sat on the bed and started to think. What in a hell am I doing here ? I didn‘t feel well, I was tired, confused and even embarrassed. The first time in my life I was left alone in a strange place where I knew nobody, without any help from my family or friends. Shall I go downstairs ? What will I say ? “Well you wanted a war, you have to fight !“ I told myself and went downstairs. There I was explaind what were going to be my duties and they showed me the whole house.