Calling all au pairs – past and present – this is your page! Do you have advice to share with anyone else wanting to be an au pair? Experience that would benefit others? Stories to share about your au pair life? Feel free to add it to the comments below.
Questions are also welcome – Feel free to speak up if you have an answer to someone else’s question, don’t be shy … someone might benefit from your help!
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You can also submit your info/advice/stories to info@bestaupair.com. And for more tips on being an au pair, don’t forget to to check out my eBook.
p.s. Please note that this section is NOT a place to post that you are looking for an au pair to hire. If you need an au pair, please consult an au pair agency. Due to fraud, I will not approve any au pair job offers or similar comments here. See my post on au pairs and human trafficking if you need more on this issue.
Hi
I am currently talking to a family in Germany about being their au pair for 2 months at the beginning of next year, I was just wondering if anyone has been an au pair in Germany and I if it is a requirement to speak any german (some websites say yes others don’t say anything).
Thanks.
Hi Shae,
Thanks for getting in touch, I would love to speak with you! I will email you shortly.
Best,
Talya
Hi there,
I’m an Aupair in Lower Austria. I want to study here after being an Aupair. The family I’m staying is quite nice and they said they would support my study plan, but I have to find the information on my own. I wonder if there is any Aupair who did or planning studying after being Aupair like me ? I’m very glad to hear from you !
This is my email address: thanhhoa.ctv@gmail.com
Thanks,
Hi i am currently being a au pair in Robinstown Co Meath but i will be moving to be a au pair in Clifden Co Galway so was woundering if there were any other au pairs in oe around that area that would like to see Ireland together. Just give me a email at fwoodward@hotmail.co.uk
Hello everyone!!!
I´am an au pair girl from Spain I´am 18 and right now living in Maidenhead (Berkshire) uk
I would love to meet up in London sometime.
Hi everyone,
I was considering becoming an au pair in the netherlands. Has anyone gone through interexchange or have any advice on another agency to go through?
Thanks,
Chelsea
Hi,
I am new an au pair in Oceanside in california. I am looking somebody to meet for coffee… I am slovenish 24 years old. My e-mail is czarna0010@op.pl
Hello!!! I am Sara from Spain. I am in England as au pair. My family lives in Colchester, Essex. I would like to find people for coffee and talk. My email: cybersarunya@hotmail.com
See you!!
Hi!
I’m an 18 year-old girl from Denmark, staying in Salamanca, Spain as an au pair for six months. I would really love to get in touch with other au pairs or students.
Please contact me on christina_muzen@hotmail.com
Hola
Soy una chica de 18 años y ahora vivo en Salamanca, España como au pair en seis meses. Me gustaría encontrar otras – estudiantes o au pairs.
Por favor, me escribe en christina_muzen@hotmail.com
Hi there.
I am wandering if anyone has had experience on the au pair site, aupairs.co.uk. I have been contacted by a couple who want me to become their au pair but as it isn’t through an agency I am wandering if its safe. I live in London and they live in Spain so its quite a move.
If anyone has any info or suggestions on what I should do please contact me.
Cheers.
Laura.
Hello!
Does anybody know if it’s still possible for applicants from Croatia to work in UK as au pairs (despite a change of au pair regulations in 2008)?
Thanks.
Hey,
Looking for some help on becoming an au pair in America.
Does anyone know of anybody who can give me some advice who has done it or is anyone going through the process just now? Please let me know
Hello! My name is Lydia Marriner from New Zealand. I am currently an Au Pair in Bergamo, Italy. I have been here for three weeks. Already I have learnt so much but am finding it hard to meet people due to the language barrier. Are there any English speaking Au Pairs in Bergamo? Or any ideas guys?
Also, I am very new to the Au Pair experience so if theres anyone who wants to chat about experiences and swap ideas, give me a bell at lydia.marriner@gmail.com
Hello, I am looking for an Au Pair in Siegburg, Germany who would love to talk with my daughters for one hour the week in English.
julchenemil@gmx.de
Hi I’m an au pair in Detmold in Germany. I’m looking for an au pair to hang out with that livs close to Detmold.
Please respond if you live near here.
I was considering becoming an au pair in the netherlands. do you know if travel active is a good company..and if the country is safe?
Thanks,
Hi May,
I am not familiar with Travel Active, but I do know that the Netherlands is a safe country. I know several people who live there and love it. Quality of life is good and the people are fun and friendly. It would be a great place to go!
Hi my name is Gabby and I am seriously considering becoming an au pair in either Italy or Spain. I was wondering if there are any great sites that I should be looking at. I am not familiar with this process and a little nervous in finding the right family to work for. Any advice would be great!
Thanks
Hi Gabby,
Thanks for stopping by! The best place to start is to talk to agencies and see what they have to offer. A good place to start is the IAPA (International Au Pair Association) website – http://www.iapa.org/portal/page/portal/MenuSecSiteIAPA/MenuBecome%20an%20Au%20pair. You can fill out a form on their site, which they will forward to member au pair agencies in your home country, or you can contact agencies directly.
Hello everyone, I’m not an au pair yet but I made some profiles on some sites and I have been contacted by many people mainly on my personal e-mail and not on my profile. I applied for the UK and I took interest in someone who contacted me, we have exchanged a few e-mails and they have already sent a contract letter for me to sign if I am ok with the conditions.The only problem is that they haven’t send a picture yet and they offer 450GBP per week which I think is a little too much…has anyone been offered such a sum???could I be in any danger if I send the contract to the UK Home Office?
Please help me with some advice because I don’t know what to do.
Thanks.
Hi Cristina,
I’m an au pair in Dublin, I think 450 sounds a bit much per week to be true. Be careful if they ask you for money, Kangarooaupair.com have a list of things to watch out for, here it is if you want to see:
http://www.kangarooaupair.com/Safety%20and%20Security.aspx
Sophie
Cristina,
Sophie is right, and 450 a week does sound too good to be true. That’s better money than what many professionals make! And if the family hasn’t sent you an actual photo of themselves, I would definitely be suspect. That isn’t a contract I would sign without more information and transparency.
Good luck!
hello , I’m new to here!
glad to see you all!!!
Dear Sir/Madam,
We would like to introduce ourselves “Euro International Education Consultancy” as an advising agency based on Kathmandu to serve the interested candidates all over the country who desires to work as an Au pair, Nannies, Caregivers at international level.
” Euro International Education Consultancy ” is pleased to present this proposal for your review. We look forward to partnering with you so that we can get an opportunity to cooperate with you in recruiting our candidates in Au pair Program. The objective of Euro International Education Consultancy is to introduce international cultural exchange program and provide complete information about the process, requirements, facilities and brief information about targeted country’s visa rules and regulations.
We are having specializing in recruiting the au pairs to European Countries like Germany, Denmark and many more. We also provide different language classes to the candidates and make them prepare to stand in Embassy for interview. The company is still in existence and expanding its working area because of its sincerity, integrity and quality work given to our clients. We are still looking to enter into increasing relationship with various organizations around the world. In case if you are interested to work with us, we can assist you with 100% positive results.
We look forward for your comments and approval.
Thanks!
Prem Chiring Tamang
Euro International Education Consultancy
Phone : 977-1-4465528
Kathmandu, Nepal
http://www.eiec.info
hi. I’m Karolina. I’m au pair in Bologna. If you feel like you have to meet for coffee write your mail: karolina.scislak@gmail.com
LENALI
Hello Lenali. I´ve been working as au-pair in Sennelager /7 km from Paderborn/. If you are still interested in to have a friend, write me on my e-mail address (pelikanova.lucka@centrum.cz).. Lucy
I would like to talk with Gabby. We´re a family with 2 girls, 9 and 7, living in Valladolid (spain) and we need an au pair for next summer 2012, from end of june to middle august. The au pair should take care of girls and to do some homeworks, but not hard. I would like my kids improve their english, and as in summer is the time of holidays, they have to go together to the swimming pool, to play with then, to do the homeworks of girls. In the evenning the au pair will take time for learning spanish, and doing what she likes.
Hallo! Ich bin Carla. Ich bin Au-Pair-Mädchen in der Nähe auf Bremen. Ich komme auf Spanien und ich habe in der USA gewohnt. Möchtest du mir treffen? Kaffetrinken? Reden? E-mail: ccolasmartinez@gmail.com.
Viele Grüsse!
Hello everyone.
I´ve been working as an au-pair (7 km from Paderborn) since September. I am free from 8 to 15 o´clock and all weekends. I would like to find someone, with whom I can spend my time. I will be here till the end of March. I am originally from the Czech Republic, 22 years old..
I´m looking forward to hearing from you soon!
Lucy (pelikanova.lucka@centrum.cz)
hi there!
i’m an aupair in London. unfortunaly i have to leave my family because i had a great job opportunity. there is someone interested that is yet in london for an interview? pls write me
Hi, i am looking into being Au Pair in Ireland through the company JCR. is there anyone able to provide me with their experiences as an au pair in ireland or the above company?? thankyou
Hi,
I’m from New Zealand and au pairing in Trento, Italy. I’d love to get in touch with other aupairs living and working near by. If you’re in the north of Italy, or want to visit, give me an email on amygulbransen@gmail.com