Au Paired Up

Tricia and Barbara discuss felling comfortable in the family kitchen and how to communicate about how to make food and what to eat.

Tricia and Barbara discuss different ways to bond as an Au Pair and Host Family. They also discuss the importance of creating a bond and how this ties into other aspects of the Au Pair/Host Family experience.

Tricia and Barbara host a guest! Tricia's neighbor Porter joins the pair to discuss how Barbara fit in with the neighborhood social circle.

Oops, last week the wrong episode was uploaded and you got to enjoy our embarrassing stories again. This week Tricia and Barbara discuss having cameras in the home. The discuss the appropriate placement of cameras, the intent behind why a HF puts cameras into the home and more considerations to think about.

Tricia and Barbara remember some of their most embarrassing moments. Get ready to laugh!

Tricia and Barbara discuss homesickness. They talk about about what homesickness is and how to recognize it as well as how to help make an Au Pair feel better.

Tricia and Barbara continue discussing the handbook/rules each family establishes in the beginning to set the correct expectations up front.

Tricia and Barbara discuss the Au Pair handbook/rules and go over each section and the information it contains. They also tell stories about the information in the handbook.

Tricia and Barbara discuss different foods from Brazil and the U.S.. This is part 2 of the foods episodes.

Tricia and Barbara discuss food differences between America and Brazil. They talk about common foods in their own countries that are unheard of in the other country. This is Part 1 of this topic.