Ok, when host families (usually the host mothers) start calling you, you can feel so nervous and excited that may be you will forget to ask very, very important questions about your future 12 months in USA.
Please, be happy but don’t think that you are going to a “Perfect World”, to a “Perfect Host Family” or going to have a “Perfect Life”. Forget about it and be prepared! Make a questionnaire to your host family and think what it’s important for you. Are you vegetarian and need special meals? Will your host family buy it for you? Will you need to use the host families’ car? Do they allow you? Do you like living with pets? What about if you need to take care of then?
Girls and guys, please talk to ex-au pairs and current au pairs. Listen about good and bad experiences. Learn with then. Don’t believe in people in agencies. They will try to show you only the good points. Ok, there are a lot of good points, but you need to be prepared to the bad ones. Be honest with yourself….You are leaving your country to take care of one, two, three, four, five or more children. I’m not exaggerating.
Pay attention: host families are choosing you, BUT you are choosing then too. May be you don’t have a good level of English to make questions on the phone, so you can send an e-mail.
In the next posting I will give you some tips to elaborate your questionnaire. Good luck!
Please, be happy but don’t think that you are going to a “Perfect World”, to a “Perfect Host Family” or going to have a “Perfect Life”. Forget about it and be prepared! Make a questionnaire to your host family and think what it’s important for you. Are you vegetarian and need special meals? Will your host family buy it for you? Will you need to use the host families’ car? Do they allow you? Do you like living with pets? What about if you need to take care of then?
Girls and guys, please talk to ex-au pairs and current au pairs. Listen about good and bad experiences. Learn with then. Don’t believe in people in agencies. They will try to show you only the good points. Ok, there are a lot of good points, but you need to be prepared to the bad ones. Be honest with yourself….You are leaving your country to take care of one, two, three, four, five or more children. I’m not exaggerating.
Pay attention: host families are choosing you, BUT you are choosing then too. May be you don’t have a good level of English to make questions on the phone, so you can send an e-mail.
In the next posting I will give you some tips to elaborate your questionnaire. Good luck!
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