Carmel C- 24 years old

Basic Information:

Carmel is a 24 year-old Romanian boy from Baia Mare, a town in the north of Romania. He studies for his Masters degree in Law (first year). He wants to stop his studies and come to the UK. He is unemployed. He tried to open his own business in advertising, but he went bankrupt because of the current economical climate

He wants to come to England first of all because he wants to try something new. He said he can't afford to live in Romania anymore and he wants to start a new life in England. He wants to get to know a different culture and how other people think. He also wants to offer his family a better future.

He has no preference regarding the location he is placed. He would like to stay in the UK for at least one year.

Carmel likes reading, listening to music, playing the guitar, cooking and surfing the web. He also enjoys long walks in parks with his wife.

He is a non smoker.

Childcare Experience:

Carmel has experience with children. He has been visiting different orphanages in Romania for 6 years and in Moldova for 4 years. They are a team of 10 people and they visit many orphanages (usually during the weekend). They teach children the Bible and basic hygiene (how to wash their hands, t1eeth, face, etc.) They also organize different activities (football or other sports). In Moldova, they usually go for 2 months - during one month they have a summer camp where orphans visit them and they can spend one week there. When he was younger he used to visit his grandparent at the countryside, so he is used with different outdoor chores and thinks he won't have any problems adapting to living in the UK.

English Skills:

His English was good (he has studied English at school for over 10 years).

Other languages:

His native language is Romanian.

Housework:

Carmel is prepared to care for children and older children, undertake light housework (tidying/ vacuuming/ dusting), washing, shopping (Food, Groceries), cooking for children, gardening, handiwork, driving, caring for pets and cooking for family.

Character:

Carmel considers himself as a sociable, tolerant, polite, patient, talkative, neat and tidy, organizer and hard working.

Driving:

Carmel passed his driving test in September 2005 and since then he drives daily. He had to drive many cars because of his job. Now he drives their own car, an Opel Agila.

Eating:

Carmel enjoys eating Romanian and Italian food. He said he is open minded and is willing to try other type of food.

Family:

He lives with his wife, Ioana in a rented apartment in Baia Mare. They have been married for 6 months. He has 2 sisters and one of them lives in London.