I´m sure especially during this season you are looking for more indoor actives, therefore today I will introduce you to 3 diy´s that the kids I used to look after loved. Self made PLAYDOH. This was an all time favourite for the 2 kids I used to look after, we could seriously do that every week and not get bored of it! But of course, you...
You all know I am pro Au Pair, I´ve had such amazing experiences with families around the world and am so grateful to have them in my life. However being an Au Pair is not for everyone. So this time I write about 5 reasons why you should not be an au pair. What could be your reasons for NOT being an Au Pair? You can´t stand children. If you...
As I have returned to the US to spend the most wonderful time of the year with my American Host family, I thought back to the time when I was an Au Pair here and christmas was coming up. How did I feel back then? I DIDNT ENJOY IT To be completely honest with you- back then I did not enjoy christmas fully. I was missing my family and I was wishing...
Would you like to know about the journey to “Rock Your Au Pair Year“? It was kind of a rocky road, but definitely worth it! Come and find out how it came about! The journey to Rock Your Au Pair Year WHY DID I WRITE A BOOK? I often get this question: “How did you first come to the idea of writing a book?” And to be honest I...
About 3 months ago, just before her departure I interviewed Madeleine. You can check out the previous Interview here. Today I follow up on how she is doing and whether her thoughts and expectations turned out to be true or not. Have fun! Madeleine, last time I spoke to you we talked about things that you were afraid of, which were: not knowing...
Today I interview Lea Alexandra. She has an au pair/ fitness YouTube channel and you can follow her here. She is originally from Germany, now based in California and just started her second au pair year in the USA. Why did you originally decide to become an au pair? I was following an Instagram account by a girl. She was an au pair in the US in...
Today I interview Madeleine who has a YouTube Channel and is about to begin her journey as an Au Pair. She is 19 years old, from Germany and goes to the US for a year in just a few days. Her Host Family lives in Seattle and they have 2 children of the age: 12 and 9. How did the idea of “Au Pairing” come to you? The first time I heard...
I interviewed Ellen from AuPairWorld last year when she was an au pair in Ireland. You can read that interview here. Today I have an Update on how she is doing since she left her host-family. A while has passed since you left your host family last summer, how was saying goodbye and were you sad to leave? Of course! But as we say in German, I left...
I interviewed Ellen in July 2016. At the time she was 28 years old and had worked at aupairworld.com since about 5 years. During this time she had heard a lot about the topic “Au Pair” which has led her to the idea to try it herself! In March 2016 she became an Au Pair for a family in Dublin. She was looking after 2 children of the age...
Have you ever thought of rematch? Are you in your home country considering being an Au Pair, but then had this dark thought: “What if I need to go into rematch one day?” Pretty scary..or not. Rematch doesnt have to be scary. So what´s the truth? The truth is that avoiding isn’t living life. Have you noticed that if you avoid...
