Day in the Life of an Au Pair
Every au pair has a different schedule. It all depends on how old your host kids are, whether or not they go to school, if you have a parttime job to make some extra money…
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How To Deal With Homesickness
“I felt a pang — a strange and inexplicable pang that I had never felt before.” – Alan Bradley Moving abroad is really scary. You’re alone in a new place where you don’t know anyone.…
View PostBath // Travel With Me
“Oh, who can ever be tired of Bath?” – Jane Austen As I’m writing the beginning of this blog post, I’m sitting in a Starbucks in Bath. And I feel fantastic. This city might just be my…
View PostEscape to the Mountains – Peak District
As I said in my travel diary of North Yorkshire, I came to the Peak District a day early. And I left four days early. I wasn’t in a great mood when I got there,…
View PostHow do you live with a host family?
It can be really hard to live with a family that you’re not related to. Every family has their own way of doing things (and annoying little habits. You have to get used to those.…
View PostCamping in Penzance
When I first told people I was going to go camping, they all looked at me in complete shock. And I get why. I’ve never really been one for sleeping in a tent. I did…
View PostWhat challenges do new au pairs face?
I love being an au pair. Even in the beginning, when a lot of au pairs have some issues, I enjoyed every single minute. But, like any job, being au pairs does have its ups…
View PostGift Ideas for Your New Host Family
Last year around this time, I was already getting stuff together for my Au Pair year (even though I didn’t actually move to England until the end of August). Part of that was finding suitable…
View PostWhat To Ask Potential Families In An Interview
The dreaded Skype-call. Every au pair has to do it. And I can still remember how nervous I was for all of them. I’m already awkward enough on the phone with people I know. How…
View PostWhy being an au pair might not be for you…
I think we all know by now that I am pro au pair. I’ve had an amazing experience with my family in England and am so grateful to have them in my life. But I…
View PostWhy Being an Au Pair is Awesome
I’ve been posting on this blog for almost a year now, and I think it’s pretty clear that I love being an au pair. I’ll say once again that I’m extremely lucky with my host family…
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