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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Christmas is coming up, as well as the New Year, and possibly other celebrations, depending on which country you work in. This can be an amazing time as an au pair, since you get to experience some of the best holidays in a completly new place. Be sure to take advantage of this, and enjoy [...]
As an au pair, some days you will feel more like Cinderella than a world traveler. But luckily you have the benefit of only being allowed to work a certain number of hours, so even on tough days, a day off should be right around the corner. Be sure to use this time, not only [...]
When you’re an au pair, the holidays can be bittersweet, but hopefully more sweet than bitter. Celebrating with your new family and friends can be a blast, especially when you’re in a new place that you love. Some countries have amazingly festive celebrations this time of year. Your host family and new friends will no [...]
Almost everyone living far away from their friends and family experiences homesickness at some point. Even the most adventuresome traveler occasionally longs for the familiarity of home. If you find yourself missing the familiar, you are not alone. It is perfectly normal to miss the sights and sounds of the “other world” you have temporarily [...]
As long as you’ve found a good family to work for, it shouldn’t take too long to get used to your new au pair job. Be sure to keep in mind that some days will be great, and others not so good. You do, however, want to try to keep the ratio in your favor! [...]
There will be many new things to experience in your new home and country. Hopefully your host family will give you at least a couple of days to explore your surroundings. Some au pairs are thrown right into work, which might be difficult, considering jet lag and being in an entirely new location. At the [...]
It would be easy to fill pages and pages about life abroad. Of course, some places are easier to live in as a foreigner than others. Some things will seem “just like home,” while others will be as foreign as aliens from outer space. Today we’ll look at two examples of similarities and differences – [...]
