Well time has gone so fast for me here in the States, 6 months is coming up fast and it feels like only 2 months have gone by. I don't think I could of got a better family, the kids are just so great - they keep me really busy i don't think there is ever a dull day especially at the moment with summer vacation here. My host family has also taken me to New Jersey/New York, San Diego, Oregon, later on they will take me to Disneyland i feel really lucky and at home here. Next week my host family is going away on holiday and i decided to take a week of vacation for myself instead of going with them and I'm doing a Suntrek study tour from Los Angeles to San Francisco I'm so looking forward to it its 6 nights camping and 1 night hotel and I'm going to be visiting place's like Las Vegas, Death Vally, the Grand Canyon it should be lots of fun. I've made some really nice friends here with the other Au Pairs on Bainbridge Island - were kinda isolated from the Au Pairs over in Seattle cause it is so much hassle to take the ferry over but that's alright we have fun of our own over here. Hayley S. from Morrinsville.