Talking Politics And Religion – To Do Or Not To Do?
People talk about all kinds of topics and are free to have an opinion on each one. Some are more personal than others and are very sensitive. Two of those topics are politics and religion. Since those topics are so sensitive, au pairs have to ask themselves if they should talk about those or not. […]
Au Pair Platforms vs. Facebook – A Security Matter
Facebook connects people from all around the world. We can add friends and meet new friends, we can join groups and create a page about our lives, blogs, projects or bands. Social Media platforms give us the chance to connect us with people that are like us, that are looking for the same or have […]
Au Pair duties 24 hours a day? – get some time to relax
An au pair lives with the family, is up until late if she or he has to babysit and gets up really early again to get the kids ready for school. That does not mean that she or he is available 24 hours a day, though. Although most of the countries establish a maximum of […]
Check out our best Au Pair recipes!
Thank you to our Au Pair community for sending us your best recipes! Following you will find a selection of the best recipes that we have got; make sure you grab a pen and a paper in case you haven’t tried all of them yet! Desserts + snacks Breakfast mix ?2 slices whole grain bread ?1/2 […]
Switching Host Families
Are you experiencing issues with your host family? Get some advice on the proper way to work out the issues and switch host families if you need to. Sometimes things don’t always go as you planned or aren’t what you expected them to be and despite a few previous Skype video calls, the relationship between […]
Dual Citizenship as an Au Pair
Can I become an Au Pair with a dual citizenship? Also with a dual citizenship it is possible to become an Au Pair in a country, if you do not have a permanent address there. More and more young people with dual citizenship would like to stay in the country of their second citizenship as […]
Problems occur – how to avoid them
Days as an au pair can be tough and sometimes there are problems that occur and you just don’t know what you can do to avoid or solve them. Especially when different personalities meet they have to get to know each other first. In the first weeks it might be hard to tell how the […]
Solving probems – how to find peace!
Even if you think that you found the perfect match with your Au Pair/host family it is totally normal that problems come up during the time of the stay. But those shouldn´t overshadow the Au Pair time! If you need help solving problems, you should read through these problems and solutions if conflicts and disagreements […]
Au Pair USA – don’t be illegal, get a J-1 visa!
As reported by the Berliner Zeitung, an au pair from Germany was refused entry to the US. The 19-year old wanted to visit her relatives and take a vacation in the United States for 4 months. The problem: The young lady messaged her second cousin via Facebook and mentioned, that she could look after the kids and […]
Should I visit a language school?
So there you are. In a foreign country, friends and family at home and some free time that you need to find some use for now. You can spend it at the gym, the mall or a café. But what about taking a really great language course or any other course that might be interesting […]
