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Our latest Au Pair news, stories and advice articles
Posted: 27 June 2016
It’s that time of year again – the 4th of July is back! Here is our checklist of what is needed to do the 4th of...
Posted: 24 June 2016
It’s hard not to think about what it really means to be British this week, especially waking up to the ‘leave’ result from the EU...
Posted: 26 March 2016
When You Wake Up In The City That Never Sleeps One of the brilliant things about our au pair in America programme is the three day orientation all participants get...
Posted: 15 December 2015
I think if you are going to experience Culture Shock or homesickness, Christmas might be a good time to go for it and get it over and done with. It...
Posted: 10 December 2015
I was all set to write a blog about dealing with Culture Shock at Christmas, but received such a lovely, happy email from one of our au pairs that I...
Posted: 20 November 2015
Here’s news from au pair Katelin in Fairfax, Virginia, she’s managed to visit five states in four months! She’s also been telling her friends...
Posted: 29 August 2015
Monday 7th September is Labor Day in the USA, it’s a three day weekend, marking the end of summer. It’s time for kids to get...
Posted: 1 July 2015
One of the biggest and best holidays happens this Saturday in the USA, July Fourth, Independence Day! It’s a time for fireworks, flags and fun, all with a...
Posted: 20 April 2015
One of the best parts of the au pair programme is the compulsory college classes that your host family helps to pay for. I’m over halfway through my...
Posted: 15 March 2015
Chicago winter feels never-ending, especially when you arrive in November to the beginning of the weather decline. I’ve been here for four months, and with exception to the...
Posted: 27 February 2015
Valentine’s Day can be a lonely time of year, but even more so when you’re on the other side of the world from your family and...
Posted: 3 February 2015
You learn a lot about yourself when you become physically estranged from your family for longer than you have ever attempted before. Even if – like me – you&rsquo...
Posted: 12 January 2015
One of the brilliant things about the Au Pair USA programme is that you get a chance to study whilst you are working in America! Your host family will give...
Posted: 25 December 2014
Vivian Chung, an Au Pair with Gap 360, uses Christmas Day to reflect on her time with her host family thus far. Day 45 It’s been six weeks since...
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