Hi! I am half American half Japanese but have lived in Australia since I was 9 years old! I have been babysitting since I was in high school and absolutely love connecting and empowering children. As a youngest child in my family of five, I understand the different needs, interests and engagements children need to feel supported, stimulated but not suffocated or belittled. I have a Working with Children’s Check and first aid training. I have a nut allergy myself so I am well versed in the realm of allergy management. I previously worked in a library and currently in a cinema as I’m a big film nerd and an actor! Being an actor means I have a big imagination and love to play and tell stories. I have always found kids to be entertaining storytellers, creative and of course curious - something I try to implement more in my daily life and my roles. Since I moved around from Japan, America to now Australia as a child, I am very good to adapting to environments and love meeting new people and differnt cultures from around the world. I can also speak Japanese fluently! I am looking for work a few times a week that would work around my cinema job, as well as auditions. Mornings work brilliantly for me and I can also be free for certain evenings and school pick up times.
I have been babysitting kids since high school, mainly with a family of two girls who were 4 and 6 when I first started all the way until they were 9 and 11. Having younger cousins as well I often took care and looked after them myself as I always longed for a younger sibling being the youngest in my family of 5. I find kids to be so intelligent, curious and witty and love to talk to them as an equal and have conversation that can be hilarious and entertaining at one end but also very thought provoking and touching on the other.