Me: "So, your agency profile says that you can swim?" Potential nanny: "Oh, yes, ma'am." Pause. "But only in water up to my neck. Any deeper than that, and it's a little hard for me."
The Teeny Travelers are now Bella, 7, and Matias, 3 years old. We're collectively from the Philippines, the U.S., Sweden, Finland, and Singapore (take your pick). After 5 years in Beijing, and 2 in Singapore, we are now living in the seaside town of Rowayton, CT (and still traveling!)