Will the 3rd time be a charm?
There I am again, with all my stuff at the airport. Again it did not go as hoped, wished or expected with my host family. To once again respect the privacy of the family, despite some very ridiculous things that happened, I won't go into too much detail about how, what and why I went into rematch for a second time. What I can say is that I will miss the 3 girls very much, what a bond we have built in 7 weeks and it’s so hard to leave them behind.. it’s sad how many times they asked if they could not come with me :( I wish them all 3 the very best, dear beautiful girls. 💕
Rematch
Thursday July 15th I decided to rematch again and Monday July 19th my profile went online to match for the 3rd time with a new family. Another 2 weeks to find a nice family or I would have to go back to the Netherlands. Despite the trust that has been damaged, many lies and events that are not OK, which made this matching process a bit more difficult… against all expectations I found a great but really great new family.
Not one family of all the families (100+) I spoke to before my departure, during my 1st rematch and during my 2nd rematch did I have such a good feeling as with this family. Our profiles seemed to be written for each other, during the FaceTime the energy burst, not a moment of silence, a lot of humor, the enthusiasm of the kids and even though I knew little about the location, which made me insecure because I didn’t want to end up in a city where is nothing to do (which it is not at all) I immediately knew this is the family I'm looking for and have been waiting for all this time. I also had a nice click with other families (many of them live California) and California seemed great to live in, but no family could match the family I have now chosen.
Saying good bye to my friends
Saturday July 24 I went to the beach together with my dear friends as a goodbye for the last time and in the evening we went out to a great party. Fortunately, we are planning to see each other again at my new location
Moving out of the house
Monday, July 26, my previous host family decided not to have me in their house anymore, for absurd reasons and things were said to the organization that are not true, of which I could also prove everything. Unfortunately, I experienced the support from the organization in America as bad this time, but in contrast I would like to thank my contact person from the organization in the Netherlands.. because Anouk, you have given me an incredible amount of support, supported me and again given trust. Thank you for your advice lately, when I didn’t know what to do anymore.. that really made me feel better.
Blessing in disguise
So I had to get out of the house.. luckily I have a good friend here who I spent a lot of time with, her wonderful host family has without a doubt picked me up that Monday and I was allowed to stay with them all that time. Against our expectations, due to all kinds of delays, I would still be here on the day they were going on vacation. When I got the phone call that I wouldn't fly that week, the stress hit me.. how, what and where should I stay now? Luckily my worries were quickly allayed as this wonderful family invited me to go on vacation with them. So from Thursday to Sunday we all went to a great resort in Pennsylvania, did a lot of fun things and had delicious meals.
Saying goodbye or a see you later
Yesterday, Tuesday, August 3, they took me out to dinner as a farewell dinner. Fortunately we will see each other again in 3 months when they have a wedding in the state where I will be living.
Dear Eugene, Melissa, Anna and Sebastian, thank you so much for everything you have done for me, for everything you have given me and for the beautiful memories we have made together. Thank you for the trust and showing that there are also good host families. I am forever grateful to you.
New adventure
After a lot of delay I will finally fly to my new family today August 4th! Exciting to step into a new environment for the 3rd time and after everything that has happened lately but I really can't wait to meet them in person.
About the family: father Chad, mother Marybeth and 3 kids.
Laura - 12 years old
Kate - 7 years old
Watson - 4.5 years old
They live in North Carolina where we hopefully have a great time together.
Would 3 times really be a charm? I hope that after all the misery I have experienced in the past 3 months, I will finally end up in a good family, where I can make beautiful memories and that I can now really enjoy this adventure.
There I go again
With a little bit of tension but above all a lot of confidence I get back on the plane.
Bye New York, thank you for everything you gave me.. beautiful moments, difficult moments, met a lot of new people and done super fun things but now hello North Carolina, I'm ready for you!!!!
Hope that the next blog will be a really nice blog with nice experiences and nice stories about my new host family!
Until then!!
Love Kaylee
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