Hi my name is Cornelia and I'm now 21 years old. My time as an au pair and second year as a returning au pair has been like nothing else. I started in 2018 and spent a year au pairing, then I travelled for half a year before coming back as a returning au pair because I just wasn't finished with London. Both times I went with Swedish Connection and I'm so happy I did. I got all the help I needed to feel safe and comfortable. They also helped me so much when I came to a family that wasn't right for me. They supported me with the change and even though it was a scary experience I then met the most amazing family that are now very dear to me.

Swedish Connection helped me through all of that and I feel like I've grown so much as an adult by being an au pair. I learned what it means to take care of children and also got to have so much fun at the same time. The friends I met in London are some of my best ones. It's great going through an agency because at first I had them as a safety net and met lots of other au pairs and as time went on and I gained confidence I also became friends with people I met on nights out, uni students and such.

There is always something new to do in London and so many fun and cool places just a train ride away if you want to see something else. The summer is filled with festivals and winter has Winter Wonderland and so many Christmas markets. There are always people ready to go out and dance or go to a poetry cafe. London is now my second home and even though I just moved back to Sweden to start studying I have so many great friends and of course my host families I'm going to need to go back and visit!