Hey y'all! My name is Anna and I am super happy you came across my channel! I am a German girl who just loves back to the US!
I was an Au Pair in Charleston South Carolina from 2019 until 2022. With this channel I want to prepare YOU for your biggest adventure. I will be your HOST Au Pair and I can't wait to start this adventure with you!
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Thank you so much for this video! I honestly prefer reality checks to those romanticized videos. I want to become an au pair but I have such a hard time finding videos that show the downsides or what I should be prepared for. I just want to make sure to see all aspects and this video really helped with my attitude and mindset towards being an au pair. Thank you so much for this insight💞
Many years ago, I suspect that Au Pairs were girls who didn't have great opportunities for education or careers. So a girl who had taken care of younger siblings and had been raised by her mother to cook and clean house would have exactly the experience to work as an Au Pair. Whereas today, girls know that they can be doctors or lawyers or corporate managers, and with smaller family sizes they probably didn't have younger siblings to take care of. We live in a 'what's in it for me?' world, so why would you travel thousands of miles to be a servant? I'm sure it can be a good experience, but far fewer young women would be a good fit for the job.
Hii, what do you think about being an aupair as 18 girl ? I really wanna go, but I'm opened mind... I know all the responsibility. My target doing a aupair program is improve my English as much as possible and get out of my comfort zone
Hello, can I ask a question? If we ask our parents to enroll us in the school when we go and then pay for it by working ourselves, would they accept it? I heard it from a girl. And do they enroll us in the language course the first year we come? And do we have days off? Let's say we want to go to a concert. Do they allow?
Do you mean your host parents or your actual parents? You chose your own classes through the organization or you local college depending what works best for your schedule and your host families situation. You can choose to do a language class or do that in your free time if you want. And yes you’re allowed to work 45 hours per week 10 hours a day. You’ll have time off to do your own thing/ go to concerts etc. I’m sure your host family will be excited to share their American culture with you!
@@annawilhelm5937 Oh yes, my au pair family gives me 210 dollars a month. Do they send me to this okey plus language course? Or is there no need? If the family speaks full English, can you learn it yourself in 1-2 years? I want to reach the C2 level because I want to live there. And I have another question, if I go back to my university. Can I study the remaining courses at a university there? Can I pay the fee with a scholarship or on my own? I guess I need to convert to a student visa to stay permanently, right?
That’s great ! I want my niece to experience that and become mature learn how to be responsible. I think people from beginning are like you said than they learn the life which they wouldn’t in most own families especially today kids don’t help parents like you said they eat and leave dishes behind i talk about teenagers around 16 y old they don’t do anything the parents do all the home responsibilities. I was aupair in England in London and then New York and California. I see my 19 y old niece struggling with life like find a job or have own room her whole life because her useless dad never worked 23 years she had hard life . Id like her to come to USA where actual I live past 20 years and I can help her out if there is any language or other problems even there is coordinator which helped me when there were problems with my host family and their 16 y ild son was ordering drugs and marijuana pipes on my name . Yeah I had some interesting family that’s why communication with your coordinator is important that’s why they transferred me to other family in California before Id get in very bad legal situation. I had 3 host families as aupair. Maybe I should make a video as well. My 3 th family was great but my second the kid was trouble maker and dad was Jewish and wanted me to do work on their 15 bedroom 7 bathroom house ! Gardening etc for free !!! My first family fed me only frozen bag of veggies I lost 20 kg and I was just Muscle I did bodybuilding prior my year in England 🏴 my coordinator saw me after 6 months and told my host family which was single father very poor and cheap , told him to feed me meat and get me gym membership because I lost the 20 kg it was actually in 6 months i lost that much weight, than it was better. So you need to talk to your coordinator some families try anything to use you , but others were more lucky Rich families and not so cheap they travel and get gifts like laptops etc . I was only one of 3 males 2 were gay so basically I was only one real man out of 80 of us Aupairs in New York .
You’ll have so so 6 credits while you’re doing your aupair year. If you sign up to be an Educare you need more credits and you work less hours nevertheless it does not count as an official college class/ degree. If you want to study study you’d need a student visa and enroll into a university/ college in the USA.
It sounds weird but honestly my gut feeling told me it was right. I tried to not have big expectations but my host family met every expectation. The way they spoke with me about their goals, expectations towards me regarding their children etc aligned with mine as well. I felt I can trust them and feel safe which is one of the biggest things! It was easy to communicate and I was smiling every time I spoke about them (kind of like when you find YOUR spouse lol)
Does anybody have recommendations of good and reliable Au Pair agencies to work in the USA? I’ve been an au pair for over four years and am looking for a reliable company that someone has experience with 🙌🏻Many thanks!
I always true to observe on who had it first and if they can share it or offer an alternative. Tantrums are totally normal and I always try to be calm and speak in a calm voice, I ensure the child that it’s safe and hear and loved and that I’m here. Sometimes I pick them up and just walk around with them or get a book to distract them. Sometimes they just need to cry it out like we adults do too. I always try to validate their feelings and try to figure out why he/ she is upset. I hope that helps 😘
Just a question, im in the process of finding a host family/becoming an au pair. If you plan the afternoon when the kids are back and want to go to the kids museum does that come out of your own pocket?
no, I had a credit card that my host family gave me to do activities with the kids, buy them food or get groceries. If I did pay for something child related they always venomed me the money after. Good luck finding your host family and let me know if you need any support.
Is it bad to send pictures of you and your family during your day to your gosh family ? I’m in the talking stage with my family and we’ve had a few calls and the mom usually sends me pictures of her kids so i decided to send some today and I haven’t gotten a response from her so I’m feeling nervous that I did the wrong thing 🙈
hey, where do you life? Try to look for an agency and you do need to have 200h of childcare and a prove of that additional to a valid drivers license and a Highschool diploma. (these are things you need if you're from Germany, not sure how it is in other countries)
hey anna! im considering myself as au pair as well so my question is how much does aifs charge for their service & yes i know it might be different for each country but can you give me an insight of your case thanks
Hey Anna, I'm curious did you au pair all the host families who reached out to you ? Say now you have set requirements that you prefer to work with kids over the age of 2, but a family with 4 kids( 2 under the age of 2 and the other 2 under age of 4), would you still do an interview or rather be honest with yourself because you know what you can handle ?
I the beginning I wanted to Au Pair for younger children due my English knowledge, so yes if I’d have gotten a request from a family with only teenagers I would’ve definitely spoken with them to hear their expectations but I would have been honest about my concerns! If they wouldn’t have matched I would’ve said no to be fair to myself AND the host family.
Where can I find an au pair like you? I'm a mama to a toddler and expecting another and I'd love to find an au pair who's so genuine and kind like you!
❤❤ thanks for your kind advice for us.I’m considering being an au pair all the time but I am a little worried about whether could I take all the responsibilities cause I have never went to another country before and stay with a for family 😊 that’s really important to me❤ As a Chinese girl I really wanna go aboard ❤🎉
Please members, am here also looking for an aupair job, am from Uganda, I have been working in Saudi Arabia as annay and acare giver to elderly, I hope to get some one here.
how does it go for the paying. Does your hostparents pay for you too at the childeren museum and eating pizza? And do you pay it first and they pay you back or are they giving extra money to you to do something?
Every activity I did with them was payed for. My host parents gave me a credit card so I could pay for gas/ activities/ food etc. That is something you should speak about with your host parents to make sure you guys are on the same page. When it was something I wanted to get or do in my free time I payed for it myself.
@@annawilhelm5937 you also very much understand this program and have a very clear and reasonable expectation. Your host family is so lucky to have you :) best luck to you for your future success!!
