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I'm so scared that I will get to the other side of the world and the family will make me feel really uncomfortable

I wish i knew how much the language barrier would affect the way the children respected and treated me.

I wish I would have known that kids can be difficult or mean, and parents don't want to see it. Sometimes parents just can't admit that their kid can be ill-behaved. So I just have to deal with this poorly behaved child without really having the right to raise them

I'm nervous about knowing how comfortable to be around the family and when I'm "stepping over boundaries" like helping myself to food in their fridge

I was au-pair in Denmark for couple of years. The first family wasn't bad, but wasn't good either. Small kids and brats if I may say, they were really using my lack of danish knowledge against me. Luckily, after two months, mother decided to stay home with kids, so I had to find a new family and thank God for that! I stayed with the new family for 4 years, they adjusted my schedule so I could do my masters degree 'on the side', besides the language school the kids helped me a lot to learn danish and they just became my danish family. Three years after graduating, getting a job and moving away from them, we're still very close and I still consider them my family ❤️ I guess I was very lucky after all

I wish I knew how hard and weird it is to balance work and personal life when you live with your employers and when you basically work from home

2020 au pair here, I worked throughout covid in Germany and I hated being so far from home during this horrible time but when I tell you I am so grown up and mature (well maybe). It has changed me for the better and I wouldn’t ask for another way to spend the last couple of years! Goodluck new au pairs ❤

I wish I would have known how strange it can be to live with the people you work for. Especially since the parents have power over you in multiple ways. They're the ones who give you a roof over your head, food to eat and a salary. It can be difficult to be yourself or feel completely comfortable in that situation

My wife and I are just about ready to look into finding and welcoming an Au Pair to join the family of 6 in the beautiful north woods of WI. Honestly, we might be WAY more excited to include them as one of the family than anything else! 😁 These vids have been SO insightful, super appreciated!

I wish I would have known how even tho this is suppose to be a “cultural exchange” most of the time it’s far from that .. not being appreciated and being excluded a lot of the time really makes a person feel broken 🤷🏽‍♂️

I’m currently an Aupair in Austria, I’m from Perth, Western Australia. I have been in Austria for a little over six months now. The agreement I had with my family that I was getting paid €400 per month which is pretty good considering he average is around €300. I look after four children and boy it is rough sometimes, a lot of bumps and hurdles along the way. However, the most rewarding and greatest experience where you truly do grow within yourself and building so much independence is great. But I work really closely with the mother as she is a stay at home mum. I completely agree about you feel like you put more work into sometimes than what you’re paid... but in saying that, within the year you’re allocated 6 weeks of paid leave which is great!

Yes to all of these! One thing I find difficult is getting people to hang out before 9 pm 😂 Afternoon friends are hard to find!

I’m nervous about a) the language barrier and embarrassing myself when I try to speak French, and b) if my host family will be disappointed by me if I’m not as cool or fun as they thought!

I'm an AuPair right now in Germany and I've changed families once already after 4 months at one family. It's super important to be honest about being unhappy there, although I know it is so difficult. It's also important to note that you are NOT a servant and should not be treated like one (cooking all meals then cleaning the kitchen alone, serving guests, etc.) and if your family never invites you on family outings, that's not okay either. Anyways, in Germany you're paid 260 Euros per month, plus 50 Euros per month if you're taking a language course. If you live in a city like Berlin, knowing German isn't necessary. However, most other "big cities" are not like Berlin. Therefore, try to learn the language!

I really appreciate your honesty in these kinds of videos. I've been thinking about becoming an au pair for a while now and I never really considered the cons before I found this channel! Ngl it's kind of discouraging but I think it's important to know that it's not going to be this perfect situation I've made up in my head lol so thank you!

Oh man, I wish I knew about the weathers climate and change of my location! I was not prepared for the season change and I brought no clothes for winter weather! I’m going back to be an au pair again in the same place and I’m so ready and prepared 2nd time around lol!

I wish I knew that saying goodbye to your host family is so hard. 😢

I'm going through a tricky au pair experience atm.. I've been with a family in germany for 5 weeks, the first few days were awful and I wanted to leave immediately but knew I needed to give it a chance and make the best of it - the parent was so unwelcoming to me, barely spoke to me on the journey from the airport, didn't show me around the house, where the kitchen or bathroom were, didn't explain anything to me about the routine or kids until i asked. The kids are sweet, sometimes ofc difficult but generally I enjoy being with them. The parent and I are not friendly however. I try to chat with him, but he is always blunt and seems like he doesn't want to have to talk to me. This makes it difficult for me to approach him with my problems. I also am working way overtime - when the kids are home the parent expects me to be present every minute (they live half the time at this house and half at their other parent's house). When the kids are here for the whole weekend, the dad is reluctant to let me take 30 minutes to go running... and sometimes when i do he texts me to tell me off for not taking the dog with me (but i cant run with the dog as it doesnt follow). The parent doesn't communicate with me when schedules change and the kids are coming home which means I have to change my plans for the day to be instantly ready to babysit. I feel like I am being taken advantage of. I've been here just 5 weeks now and havent been paid yet - I know it is up to me to make sure i get it of course. I had been looking for a good moment to ask this week and it got away from me... but now i also have decided to leave the family as I am not happy. I need to ask for my pay and tell them I am leaving and am a bit nervous. What do you think?

I was a nanny in New York for a Pakistani woman that has one 8 years old boy and a 6 years old girl. They were so mean to me all the time. As I read in the comments, you depend on the family for everything. The deal was having 3 meals a day, 8 hours sleep and Sundays off. The payment 800 dollars a month that raises after 3 months up to 1000 dollars a month. But everything was just a lie. When I got there, I didn't have 3 meals a day. I barely had 1 meal and it was the leftovers of the family. The mother allowed me to sleep 4 or 5 hours a day. I didn't have any days off in 3 weeks. She paid me me only 2 weeks, she still owes me money after almost a year. Of course I ran away from the family in the middle of December in a Sunday snowy day in the morning in a bare feet with my shoes in my hand and ready to call 911 because she was threatened me. I ran out, I ran for about 3 blocks, she ran after me begging me not to leave the job. I decided to go back to the house just to pick up my 2 suitcases that still were in her house. It was like an horror movie. And of course when we video call before I moved to work with her everything was just honey and love. But they were just pretending to convince me to work with them. I used to work as a teacher at home after school, for 3 or 4 hours, to help kids to do their homework and other chores. I'm very scared now to work as a nanny again after this American horror story as a nanny with this family in New York.

I'm headed to Spain to work as an au pair for a family that seems really wonderful. So far they've shown great communication and they have had good experiences with au pairs in the past. I have some experience with childcare in the past... I've worked as a babysitter and as a camp counselor. One thing I want advice on navigating is $$! I want to ask if the family will help me cover my return flight, but don't want to overstep my bounds.

Dude I’m so scared

I'm worried I won't be able to make good local friends!

i´m in love with your English haha, it is so clear and like clean, not sure how to explain

I’m thinking about being an au pair in France next year to improve my French before college but I don’t have much experience with kids so I’m worried about looking after them properly and disciplining them correctly

I've been an au pair for around half a year. I was lucky because I had a boyfriend in the same town as well as savings and people who could help me to go back to my country. I was doing all my best, but without any appreciation it is difficult to live with unknown people who only tell you that you are doing everything wrong

I am really curious about how to get a study visa from an au pair visa??? And what to remember like the college admission process or dates to remember, requirements and stuff like that?

I really want to be an au pair in Paris because I want to eventually move there! I hope it’s not awful! & hopefully I’ll have enough to get me by lol

I’ve been an au pair in China for almost two months. I’ve already switched families once because the first one treated me so poorly. I’m considering leaving early because I’m realizing I just don’t dont like the job and also there’s a lot of stuff going on back in my real family that makes it extremely difficult to want to work or feel content. I want to leave so badly but it’ll cost a lot to end the program early and I don’t know if it would be a good idea to just try to work it out. I’m truly at a loss of what to do

I'm going one year to China and I'm pretty anxious to be honest. I have the impression that the family is kind but I won't know until I meet them in person and actually live with them! I've heard people with horror stories and people that had great and okay experiences so I guess I need to experience it myself I'm leaving in 19 days🥺🥺

I'm hopefully going to be an au pair in UK in the second half of next year but i have no idea if i should use an agency or find a host family myself!!

Talking over contracts and expectations w a potential host family in the suburbs of Paris right now..! And starting to get these feelings of anxiety, especially with how finances are going to work. What are generally some of the nonnegotiable things au pairs should expect their host family to provide, especially "extras" like transport passes, phone plans and language classes?

I'm going to be an aupair near to Paris in January and I'm so scared if I don't find friends or people to hang out in the freetime. If you are going to be an aupair also, hit me up!!

I’m so nervous about leaving my home in the uk to move to the us for a year! I’m such a home bird, I don’t know if I’ll be able to cope?

Hey there!! I am so scared that the kids will not like me haha or the family will just like not treat me as part of the family

What if the family are like secret killers , that’s my biggest fear , someone please put my mind at ease and reassure me

Glad I came across your channel. I recently came across this whole aupair thing and I am seriously considering it (just registered my profile). As to be expected I'm a bit nervous 😔

This video and comments are exactly what I needed. Thank you so much!!

I didn't think I needed to watch this but it helped me so much! Thank you!

I'm leaving to become an au pair at the end of the month and I'm so scared! I'm worried about feeling lonely and uncomfortable in the house. I don't want to cross any boundaries!

I’ve signed up to become a Au Pair for America and I’m so worried about going to a completely different country and them not liking me🤦🏻‍♀️

Im going to au pair in Monaco in the next week, Im really nervous about speaking French. my family is English thankfully , but Im literally terrified of the language barrier and being lonely.

I'm going to be an au pair in France (I'm from Mexico), I've been contacted by two families but I haven't done the interviews (winter break I guess) and I'm so nervous! I don't know what to expect, how to behave or what to ask them during the Skype interview, my French is basic, my English is not that bad but I can't say I'm fluent and I don't know if I will be able to improve my French in one year as an au pair. D:

I got married to a Phillopino Aupair here in Norway, great video thanks!

Just find out about your channel and I'm loving it! I am Brazilian and I'm planning to be an au pair in US on 2020. Have you had to learn French before hand ?

I am hoping to go to France as an au pair at the end of next year, and something that I am really nervous about is that I will not fit in with the family (feel excluded) as I am a social person. I am also really afraid that I won't make any friends my age from where I am, and I don't want to be lonely while I'm there

I wish I thought more about the fact that the children will most likely not like AND respect you from the first week on and that the first time can be really hard because of that. The children do have cope with the change too and it will take time until the kids really accept you and want to spend time with you.

I'm being paid $120 a week as an au pair in France - so either $480 or $600 a month depending how many Fridays in the month (paid every Friday). This is quite a bit more than the average but I'm doing more errands/housework which is why!

Haven't seen many other au pairs talk about this and I'm aware every family has different expectations but in general, what skills should an au pair have to look after themselves/the kids? Are most au pairs required to cook, clean, tidy up the house for their host families? How much should au pairs be paid weekly or monthly in a reasonable manner?

2:12 kids used to be like this, at least when I was growing up be parents these days don’t teach their children to respect others, or should I say it’s not as common as it was when I was younger

The most thing I'm most scared of is to be part of a family again. I am already 26 (went to uni first) and I just don't know if I can go back on not being independent.

Im planing to au pair in Paris towards the end of next summer. As a male, I’m hoping to have my own studio and right now i have an amazing job so I’m going to try to save up at least 5k to keep me independent. Do you think that amount will be enough for me to pick up and move my life completely to Paris? I’m also taking to a family in the south of France near Geneva Switzerland, but I’m not sure if it’ll be a good fit for me. I don’t want to feel too isolated. Any advice guys? :)

this was so helpful thank you !!

Starting my first Au Pair job in June in Italy. Nervous about what I don’t know...I’ve never done this kind of thing before

I au paired in London for 3 months for two different families they both payed £100 a week and the first family also payed for my oyster card. This was for 30 hours a week, though the second d family had me work 45-50 hours a week, which is the reason I left. I'm now going to a new family in Windsor that'll pay me £150 a week for 30 hours max. I hope this one works out!

I want to try this AU Pair ... I love your vlog 🤗

This video is so helpful. I am going to Belgium as au pair after couple of weeks. I hope i will survive.

Thank you for a great video!

Aupairs in Germany gets 260€ average working 32 hours a week.. your video is so interesting

This is my first time watching your videos and I just want to say that it was really helpful! I'm planning to be an au pair for 10-12months starting next year in summer. I'm from Germany and I'm currently talking to a host family from Canada (my top choice country). I've only talked to them for a few days and skyped with the host mum once for an hour and she asked me if I wanted to be their au pair today. I really like her and the job description and salary (3kids aged 6-10, 999CAD per month) seem fair/good to me but I'm afraid of making the decision too fast.. Any advice or red Flags to Look Out for?

I loved your video! Thanks for sharing! I am also an Au Pair in the USA and I upload tips and things about my experience too! ❤️

Where did you get your rings? love this one -> 🎭

I'm nervous about being uncomfortable with the host family and not getting a long with the kids in person.

How does having prior teaching experience and teaching experience abroad affect the au pair experience in your opinion? I’m interested in doing this to get more experience living abroad? I speak French at a proficient/conversational level, but I never really looked into this option until I came across your channel!

I really want to be an Au Papi, but im scared that I'll fall into Human Trafficking.What are some signs to watch out for?

Thanks for this, but I'm really scared, because I'm very short and the Host kids will bully 😔 me but I'm ready to try this 😂😊😊

You video was very helpful for. Cuz I started applying for an au-pair.

Weird question, would a host family ever let me bring my cat with me? I don’t know what I would do with him otherwise. I don’t even know how easy it would be to bring a cat to the Europe in general but I would absolutely love to be an au pair

You guys always have the best advice... I am very nervous if we don't click is there any way to avoid that or do you have to just wait and see

Can we return to France as an au pair repeat, if I am from Non-European country?

I am planning to move to Germany through the au pair program but I have this fear of human trafficking and stuff like yeah....but I really want to go

Going to Edmonton this year and I’m super nervous!

Thanks for the infro which was very interesting

I'm worried that I won't be able to be good at nannying or whatever. I'm so scareddd

i;m scared that i'd be silent there coz of the language >.

Am nervous because I don't want the kids to hate me and things that I prepare they may not like

Gonna be an au pair in Montauban next month... I'm a little bit nervous about the language barrier with the kids and going through daily life without knowing that much of french...

oh my god, the videos and comments are all true...... I don't have to explain anymore cause it's already written

hi, I'm not an au pair but looking to be. How much of the language did you know before starting your au pair journey? i know barely any french, is it a bad idea to go with no knowledge of the language?

I'm an au pair in Turin, Italy and I make €50 a week but I honestly thought that was great because the other families on aupairworl didn't mention payment...

I’m going to my host family in September 2020 and im very very nervous

I am a stay at home mom but have physical disabilities. My kids are 4,7,8,10,11. My husband works full time. Could we hire an au pair if I stay home? Or is that considered a faux paux.

Hi! In thing number one, did you actually say that kids like rules? I don't know about that, but they need some rules, that's for sure. :D

Is being an aupair a bonus in one's resume? 🤔🤔 (if he wants to be an engineer)

€260, Germany

I’m scared because I’m supposed to go to a family of 4 and I’m not passionated about kids either. I like being around them but wouldn’t want to be a mom. I don’t want to take a role as a mother... I am scared that I might be disappointed

Hello guys, I'm new to the au pair community and I'm just considering being an au pair, and haven't done the steps i need to do yet to be an au pair. So I just wanna ask, how do you deal with kids when they're mean and rude and disrespectful? how do you discipline them if they dont even listen to you? and if I quit, would my visa remain active?

I've called my family once and I'm going- I'm worried

„kids like rules“ have you ever met a kid?😂😂😂

I really want to become one and I have been talking to a few host families but I have seen some bad stories about sex trafficking and stuff, I know I can contact previous au pairs but what if they are new to hosting because a few of them have told me they are new and I really want to be safe!

I'm thinking about becoming an Au Pair, but I'm super nervous about going abroad.

I went to work for a family in London at the end of the summer, we had spoken a lot, we had spoken on face time lots, we texted on a daily basis... but as soon as I meet them the day I arrived I could tell we were not going to work out. And it sucks as I've put in so much energy. And now I'm in the process of a re-match as I had to go back home and I'm scared to do it again. But I really really want to do it and I'm scared if I'm not doing it that I might regret it later. I'm in contact with a lovely family and we have spoken a few times and they seem great, but I'm scared.

Soooo scared & soooo ready

Hi I have a question that I can't seem to get an answer for. So I'm 31 years old living in the USA as a nanny. I have a extensive amount of experience caring for children: babysitting, preschool teacher and for the past 7 years i have been a nanny. I love to travel so naturally becoming an au pair sounds like a dream however, I am hearing some things about how you can only get a work visa if you are 30. Is there a way around this work visa or simply another option for older people?

I am going to be an aupair in germany for 1 year. Im leaving in 4 days

i’m scared of being lonely 😔

I want to do au pair, although I found an agency, I’m kinda scared I won’t be independent enough and thought about doing it by myself.. Any suggestions on sites I can look up?

Hi I’m new here I’ve heard about AuPair can u help me about this job

Is Au pair world a good site to find a hair family and do everything that needs to be done?

I really want to be au pair in USA from uganda