Babysitter Blog: Tips, Jobs, and Guides

This month, we'd like to introduce you to Rina! Rina is a preschool and ESL teacher at an international school in Tokyo. Having grown up attending international schools herself, both abroad and here in Japan, Rina is not only bilingual in English and Japanese but also a very multicultural individual. After completing her International Baccalaureate diploma, Rina attended university in the Netherlands and upon graduation, moved back to Tokyo to become a teacher. Rina has extensive experience looking after children aged between 3 and 12 years old. For four summers, Rina worked as a teacher/...

This month, we'd like to introduce you to Tharani! Tharani came from Sri Lanka to Japan about a year ago to first learn Japanese and is hoping to continue her studies here in Japan. Tharani is bilingual in English and Sinhala and is currently working hard on her Japanese. Having grown up with many younger relatives, Tharani first got started babysitting as a teenager. She babysat her younger relatives of ages 5-6 whenever their parents were busy and soon began volunteering at a nursery as an assistant teacher. Meanwhile, Tharani also became a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and...