With the New Year coming up, you’re probably busy making big plans for the evening. If you’re really lucky, you’ll get the evening off to celebrate with friends. In that case, there’s no reason not to live it up on the 31st. The only thing to keep in mind is whether you’ll be back on [...]
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The holidays are likely to make the days crazier than they usually are as an au pair. Being responsible to help out an entire family, in some way or another, can be tiring. Depending on your host family’s level of activity, you’re likely to have some – or maybe a lot – of extra work. [...]
Continue reading about it’s christmas – take time to enjoy yourself
When you’re on a limited au pair budget, Christmas might get a bit tight. There are probably certain people you’ll really want to get gifts for, such as family back home, close friends, and maybe a boyfriend, if you’re doing the cross-cultural dating thing. It’s also likely that you’ll be spending more money this month, [...]
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