My three year old daughter immediately fell in love with Raphaela, or "Raffi," and I can see why. She is sweet, fun and playful, energetic, smart and one of those people that "has it together." She was resourceful in entertaining my daughter when it was too cold to play outside; I can't wait to have her over when it is warmer because even with it freezing outside she managed to get my daughter to go outside (in a snow suit) but when she felt how cold it was my daughter just wanted to come back inside. When the schedule of my day changed she was willing to adjust her schedule to stay later and even gave me a ride to drop off my car at the shop. From that (she drove both me and my 3 year old) I can say Raphaela is a very safe driver and we did have snowy/icy road conditions that day. I look forward to having Raphaela babysit again! She's a favorite. And she wasn't afraid of my 140 pound German Mastiff dog or our cat. I got the feeling that Raphaela could handle pretty much anything which is just what I look for in a sitter.