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[quote=Anonymous]This is incredibly random. We were down to two candidates during the matching process and I struggled for days over which one to match with. They were both amazing candidates and I have a pretty thorough interview process. (Email two rounds of questions before deciding to move forward with a video call, then send handbook to be sure expectations align and then discuss moving forward). I actually had to call the agency and talk it through with our matching coordinator (Cultural Care) and then ultimately just went with the one we "clicked" better with on a personal level.

It was heartbreaking ending the relationship with the other young woman we had come to know. She was from Columbia, was a teacher, discussed in the interview the importance of reading and crafting and drawing, was very interested in hearing about a typical day for us, said she likes to act out kids favorite books as an answer to our "what is a creative way you would play with our children" question. She was a bit reserved but in a professional way, not in a worrisome way. The conversation was very natural, as her english was very very strong. We did not need a driver, so I can not speak to that, but she was calm and clear and asked us tough questions is return, which we liked. Anyway, when I told her that we had chosen to match with another candidate I also told her to reach out to me if she ever had any issues or questions and needed an ear.

Well...it is now several weeks later she contacted me the other day and said that she has had trouble matching because all the families that have wanted to match with her speak Spanish, and want her to speak Spanish at home with them and with their children. She wants to speak English so that she can improve her (already strong) English skills and she is not willing to leave Columbia to move into a family that only wants to speak Spanish. Which I can understand. While I tend to think she would still pick up plenty of English being here and being out and about and with friends, I do understand her not wanting to settle.

All this to say, if you are a family looking for an au pair but feel overwhelmed by which candidate to start the interview process with, Ana is a strong candidate, in my opinion and I wanted to put out a recommendation for her based on the interactions we have had. I don't want to blast her profile ID out here on such a public forum but don't know the best way to share her info with any seriously interested families, besides email. Again, this is through Cultural Care. 
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