Are Au Pairs Being Used By Host Families?
Some au pairs report that their host families expect much more of them than only child care. They say that they are expected to clean the house, do the laundry, cook for the whole family and babysit at night. In most countries they are allowed to work 6 hours per day, in the USA an […]
Show Us Your Holiday Picture And Win! – Contest
Send us your best picture of Hanukkah or Christmas to contest@aupair.com until January 2, 2018. Please send us your member ID too, so we know that you are a member of our website www.AuPair.com.
How To Prepare For The Return Back Home
For many au pairs the return back to their home country after six months or a year in another country is quite difficult. But there are ways that will make it easier for you to get used to the life back home. Bucket List of things you want to do before your return All year […]
20 Things Only An Au Pair Can Understand
There are many things that only true au pairs can understand and your friends in your home country would probably just wonder, what the fudge you’re talking about. Searching some peace and quiet only for a second while you are watching the kids, so you pretend that you have to use the bathroom and take […]
Healthy Through The Winter With Smoothies
The winter is the time of running noses, coughing people on the train andd sore throats. So now it’s the time to take care of your health. For a big shot of vitamines you can try having smoothies every morning or maybe for lunch. We have collected the yummiest smoothie recipes for you. Stay healthy […]
Holiday Season – This Is How You Can Celebrate The Holidays as an Au Pair
The holidays are just around the corner and as an au pair you are far away from your family and friends. Sometimes the holiday season brings out the home sickness. Especially now it is important to stay positive and to enjoy the holidays to the fullest with your host family and friends you have made. […]
Heartbroken – Ways Out Of The Pain
It’s over. You thought you had met the one but now it seems like “the one” is not the same opinion and doesn’t want you two to be together. There can be many reasons for a break up and although the situation is never easy for any of those two it is way harder for […]
Don’t Drink And Drive – How DUI Can Bring You In A Lot Of Trouble
An au pair can often use the host family’s car in order to get around with the kids, to go to the language course or even to use it in their free time to meet some friends. The host family trusts the au pair during the time of the car use and expects them to […]
Spending The Night – The Au Pair In A Relationship
The first weeks as an au pair are exciting. New people are everywhere to be found and after the au pair has found new friends through school, au pair meetings, at the gym or through Facebook groups, she/he might feel like dating. Because dating is different from meeting friends and can simply be beautiful. Many […]
Benefits Of Living Abroad As An Au Pair
Living abroad is one of the most rewarding experiences. It is a way to discover and test the real you in a new environment, being surrounded by people who haven’t formed an opinion about you yet. Au pair experience helps you gain a new family in a different country. On the broader scale, living in […]
