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“If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello” Not every match is immediately a successful match. Caring for your host kids almost…

Previously, on ‘Vanessa in the US’: “There are no words that can describe how I was feeling when it was time to say goodbye. I had never felt like that…

If you’re a social media stalker, you probably already have an idea of what seems to happen at orientation. You would have looked at the all the au pair hashtags…

As I was writing this – one of my last ever blog posts as an Au Pair in America ever – it really hit me: I would have to leave my…

My name is Nicole and I’m a 19 year old kiwi girl, loving life on my exchange to America. This is the beginning of my blog life, and I hope…

That’s a question I got asked very often over the last few weeks. My year here in Chicago is almost over and in less than two weeks I’ll be sitting…

The other week, we asked our au pairs what they love to do & see in Texas. Some came back with some seriously awesome outdoor activities, others strongly recommended to…

It is July. JU-LY. Can you believe it?! And so many of the USA’s most important holidays have flown by over the past few weeks, including Memorial Day weekend. Au…

Something probably every globetrotter is faced with at one point during their adventure is: homesickness. Just like our au pairs have beautifully unique personalities, they all have their own way…

They’ve been friends for a long time, and yet they had never met in person. Up until a few weeks ago at least! When Au Pair in America blogger Maria…