Paulina Michelle, 19 years from Tilarán, Costa Rica (ID 1175194)
Spanish(Native), English(B2), Korean(A1)
30 Apr 2023 - 01 Jan 2024
12 - 24 Months
Jan 2026
Big City, Suburb, Town, Village, Countryside
3-6 Year, 7-10 Year, 11-14 Year
Yes, with any of them
Yes
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Maximum number of children to care for: 3
Driving weekly, driver’s license since October 2022 (driving since June 2022)
Fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine
Enrolled in University (English Teacher)
Paulina Michelle is a creative and responsible 19y old Au Pair from Costa Rica who speaks Spanish, English and some Korean. She has 1 sibling who is older. Paulina has experience with children from 3 through 15+y old. She has been a nanny for 2 families and she did 2 internships in a kindergarten. Paulina is first aid trained, has her drivers license since October 2022 but she is driving since June 2022 already. She is driving weekly. In her free time she likes to bake, do sports, to play video games, to do crafts and to cook.
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Care Experience
With which age group do you have experienceNone | Poor | Intermediate | A lot of | |
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Newborns |
Newborns
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1-2 Year |
1-2 Year
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3-6 Year |
3-6 Year
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7-10 Year |
7-10 Year
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11-14 Year |
11-14 Year
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15 Year+ |
15 Year+
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What kind of experience do you have in child care?
None | Poor | Intermediate | A lot of | |
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Changing Diapers |
Changing Diapers
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Feeding |
Feeding
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Bathing |
Bathing
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Putting children to bed |
Putting children to bed
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Dressing |
Dressing
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Preparing Meals |
Preparing Meals
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Reading books |
Reading books
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Tinkering |
Tinkering
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Playing |
Playing
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Would you take care of a special needs child? No
Have experiences in taking care of a special needs child? No
Details of your experiences
Experience and duration | Age and name of the children | Number | Gender | Total hours |
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Internship kindergarten 9/14/2022 - 12/22/2022 |
Age and name of the children Group of 11, ages between 4 - 6 | Number 11 | Gender Both | Total hours 200 |
Nanny 01/5/2021 - 12/20/2021 |
Age and name of the children Lucia 6 years | Number 1 | Gender Female | Total hours 598 |
Nanny 4/10/2019 - 4/13/2020 |
Age and name of the children Carlos 10 years | Number 1 | Gender Male | Total hours 576 |
Internship kindergarten 11/14/2022 - 12/22/2022 |
Age and name of the children Groups of 11, ages between 4 - 6 | Number 11 | Gender Both | Total hours 100 |
Have you been an au pair abroad before No
What kind of experience do you have in house work?
None | Poor | Intermediate | A lot of | |
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Cleaning up |
Cleaning up
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Ironing |
Ironing
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Doing laundry |
Doing laundry
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Vacuuming |
Vacuuming
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Baking |
Baking
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Preparing Snacks |
Preparing Snacks
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Cooking |
Cooking
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Gardening |
Gardening
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When I volunteer for the kindergarten internship, I had the opportunity to teach the kids some things, read them tales, take care of them, make them do some exercise, and develop their abilities to be creative and learn. I played the role of a teacher assistant, which means that I was in charge of planning the activities that the kids needed to do that day, as well as helping them with their schoolwork works like learning to use scissors to cut images and figures, teach them to distinguish the days of the week, months and years, teach them to be able to recognize different geometric shapes, stimulate their intellectual abilities through computer games provided by the Ministry of Education. The children's ages were from 4 to 7.
I also had the opportunity to take care of kids around 12 years old too, we played together and learned, I teach them how stories and tales are made up, helped them make DIYs, and helped the school to plan activities for them like dancing, playing sports, making shared lunches and saying goodbye to their last year of school.
Knowledge/Skills
What is your native language? Spanish
How good is your level of foreign languages?
Language | Level | Studied language for | Comments/Certificate |
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Language - English | Level Upper intermediate (B2) | Studied language for 10 Year/s | Comments/Certificate |
Language Korean | Level Beginner (A1) | Studied language for 1 Year/s | Comments/Certificate |
Language | Level | Studied language for | Comments/Certificate |
Driving skills
Do you have a driving licence? Yes, with experience
Since when you are driving Jun 2022
How often do you drive? Weekly
You have experience with driving in The City, The Countryside, The Motorway
You have experience driving a car with Manual and Automatic Transmission
Additional knowledge and skills
Did you attend a first-aid training? Yes
What is your swimming level? Good
Are you able to ride a bicycle? Yes
Can you do horse riding? Yes
Do you play any musical instruments? No
Do you play sports? Yes
If you have any other areas of knowledge or skills, please describe them below:
Making DIYs: I am a very creative and perfectionist person, crafts such as coloring, drawing, making cutouts, creating clay dolls, and any type of activity of this type that children are willing to do are easy for me. I have fun doing these types of crafts and they are beautiful and good for children to develop their creativity skills
Taking care of others: My personality is very generous and I like to see that the people around me are well, therefore I am the type of person who likes to take care of others and do what is in my power to make them well. This applies more to young children, so if your children ever have a problem, I would be very willing to help with it and take care of your children to the best of my ability.
Driving: I've always been good at driving, I've been driving alongside my father since I was 12 years old, and in 2022 I got my driver's license. I am very prudent when it comes to abiding by traffic signs. If your kids need someone to drive them to their schools, clubs, or somewhere to hang out, I'd be happy to do so.
Please describe your hobbies
Playing video games: I've always really liked video games, I'm not that good at them but they entertain me a lot. If your house rules allow children to play video games in their free time, I would be happy to spend time with them playing their favorite games.
Contact

837 Whalley Avenue
06515 New Haven