Au Pair Tea

A couple of weeks ago we put up a poll with some potential episode ideas and asked which one you want the most. Much to our surprise “dating as a Au Pair” was the clear winner! So this week we delve into the dating life of Au Pairs. Is it easy to date as an Au Pair? How can we be safe dating in a new Country?

As part of this experience sometimes Au Pairs get the opportunity to join their host families on vacations. The question is: should the Au Pair work? Do they still get their weekend stipend? Is the Au Pair on vacation as well? We answer these questions and discuss expectations from Au Pairs and Host Families in regards to vacationing with the family!

We have another in-TEA-view for you this week and we were joined by T’s lovely LCC, Sally Pinon! Sally shares her experience as an LCC over the last 4 years and gives you and insight into the LCC’s side of the Au Pair program!

Make sure you head over to the BMCC Au Pair Experience instagram page (@aupairclasses) to enter their giveaway to win a FREE class worth $275!!! A lovely listener reached out to us this week after coming across a debate on an Au Pair page about what chores Au Pairs can and cannot be required to do. We are here to spill the tea on what chores you guys do and what the official rules are in regards to duties you can carry out aside from child care!

We are back with a super exciting in-TEA-view! This week we were joined by former host kid, Lauren Dunne! Lauren’s family hosted 14 au pairs from 1995-2005, yep you read that correctly! She is hear to share her experience having au pairs and how it has impacted her life in the best possible way! We hope you enjoy hearing her story as much as we did!

We were contacted by a wonderful soon-to-be host mom recently and she asked us to record an episode on what makes a good host family and how she can make her new au pair feel welcomed. We reached out to you guys and asked what makes a good host family in your opinion and how your host families helped you settle in and keep you feeling welcomed throughout your term! Thank you to everyone who reached out with a response!

What is the process for making your visa appointment? What help do Cultural Care provide? Is it as scary as i’m anticipating? This week we are here to answer these questions and more! You’ll learn all you need to know about the process to getting your visa!

Happy new year, tea sippers! We’re full swing into 2022 now (how insane?!) this week we’re giving the low down on how we spent NYE this year and our goals for 2022. We hope you have a happy, healthy and prosperous year! We can’t wait to spend it with you.

Another USA Christmas for the books. This week we chat about what we got up to during our second (and last) Christmas in America! We hope you had a good holiday period. Happy listening!

This week we are joined by Hailey Ware, who works for Cultural Care’s Extension team! We talk about everything extending and dive into credits and travelling. We hope this episode helps anyone thinking about extending! Happy listening. If you have any questions regarding extending you can email: [email protected] and the extension team will be happy to help!