My first week in Germany

So I made it. I finished my first week in Germany. I've had some laughs, some tears, and a whole lot of confusion. I think that I am finally starting to get more adjusted to things here. I like being able to go off on my own and explore the city.
Duesseldorf is alot like Portland I think. It is a fairly large city, but it is still very green ( in color, not in the means of energy). The family that I am working for, the Meisels, live about 3 minutes away from the Underground train station. The U-bahn. The Rhine is about a 15 minute train ride away.
I haven't seen too much of Duesseldorf yet, it is such a large city. I have been to the Alt Stadt a few times. I like it there. That is where I go to meet up with a couple of the other Au Pair girls. It is a central meeting point for us. There is also an Irish Pub there that some of the girls like going to.
My job here so far is pretty easy. It can be tiring just because there isn't really a definite schedule. I should have expected that, I am working with children. There is hardly a definite schedule. Mondays and Wednesdays seem to be the busiest days. On these days as well as Tuesday I have to start working at 7:30 in the morning. Other than that so far I do not have to work until about 11:30 to start getting everything ready for lunch and to be around when the children come home. Somedays I have to pick either Cecilia or Carlotta up from school. Cecilia is 3 and is attending Kindergarten and Carlotta is 6 and is attending a school that is very close. Maximilian is the oldest, he is 9 and is able to find his own way to and from school.
The only for sure things that I have everyday is to set the table for lunch and do the lunch dishes. At six I begin dinner which is a small meal, just slices of bread with butter and then the children tell me what to put on them. After dinner I do the dishes and read a story to the children. Then I start to get the chldren ready for bed. They all have to wash their faces, brush their teeth, and get into their pajamas. I am supposed to brush their teeth for them after they have done it. I can tell Maximilian does not want me to do this and I am not going to fight him. He is 9, he has been brushing his teeth on his own for 6 years.