FV 024 : A Year as an Au Pair in Australia

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A working holiday visa is the perfect way to travel and be able to work to finance your trip or simply to learn the language. That’s what Sabine is doing: she is currently working as an au pair in a family in Sydney.  Sabine will tell us why she decided to go to Australia, how she found her host family and what her typical day is like. She’ll also share her plans of travelling. If you have some suggestions and tips for Sabine to enjoy the travelling part of her stay in Australia, you’re welcome to use the comment section at the bottom of the show notes.

Stay tuned after the interview if you want to hear a little story of why I would be a terrible baby-sitter or au pair myself!

Episode Timeline

[04 min 49 sec] How I met Sabine

[06 min 05 sec] Where Sabine comes from

[06 min 23 sec] Why and how Sabine came to Australia

[08 min 52 sec] Preparing for the trip

[11 min 55 sec] Looking for a host family

[13 min 18 sec] The host family

[14 min 50 sec] A typical day as an au pair

[16 min 55 sec] Talking about our cooking skills

[18 min 33 sec] First impressions about Australia

[20 min 10 sec] Driving in Australia

[21 min 45 sec] What Sabine misses from France

[22 min 43 sec] Travel plans

[24 min 42 sec] Learning a language by immersion

[26 min 27 sec] How to improve language skills: reading

[31 min 04 sec] Thinking about life after Australia

Links & Resources

Australia Australie website: www.australia-australie.com

Find a Baby Sitter website for Australia: http://www.findababysitter.com.au/

Photos: Courtesy of Sabine W.