Au Pairs' Stories & Experience Reports
In August 2010, we start publishing au pairs' stories and experience reports written by our users in their native language. Here are the first ones. You would like to participate? For every story, you will find a short introduction in English.
Annika as au pair in Finland
In July 2009, Annika left Germany to start au pairing in Northern Europe. For one year, she lived with a Finnish family in a village situated about 200 kilometres northeast of Helsinki. Find out what she experienced during her au pair year in Finland. She wrote her story in German.
Finnland reizte mich schon immer. Das Land, die Natur, die Sprache, die Menschen und ihre Mentalität ...
Katarzyna as au pair on the Île d'Yeu, France
Katarzyna worked as an au pair on the Île d’Yeu in France in summer 2009. She took care of 5 children from 8 months to 9 years old. In the following, you can read about her experiences during her stay on this small French island. She wrote her report in her mother tongue which is Polish.
Właściwie nie wiem dlaczego zdecydowałam się zostać au pair. Pewnie, jak większość trochę dla pieniędzy, trochę dla ...
Louise as au pair in Auckland, New Zealand

From August 2009 until June 2010, Louise from Sweden lived as an au pair on the other side of the world - in Auckland, New Zealand. In the following, you can read about her experiences during her stay far away from home. Her au pair story is written in English.
10 months in New Zealand! This opportunity was a very interesting thought for a Swedish girl like me ...
Au pair Franziska in Oslo, Norway
From August 2009 until July 2010, Franziska lived as an au pair in Oslo, Norway. In the following, you can read about her experiences during her stay in Northern Europe. Franziska is German, so her experience report is written in German.
Zuerst einmal kurz zu mir, ich heisse Franzi, bin 23 Jahre jung und im schönen Norden Deutschlands aufgewachsen ...
Julie lived as au pair near Stockholm, Sweden
From April until July 2010, Julie lived as an au pair on the island Lidigö near Stockholm, Sweden. In the following, you can read about her experiences during her stay in Northern Europe. Julie's au pair experience report is written in German.
Ab in den Norden. Das war eigentlich schon lange mein Traum. Nach dem Abi ...
Joanna au paired in Frankfurt on the Main, Germany
From August 2006 until July 2007, Joanna lived as an au pair in Frankfurt on the Main, Germany. In the following, you can read about the experiences she made during her stay in the German metropolis of stock exchange. Joanna's experience report is written in Polish.
Tak naprawdę to zdecydowałam się na Niemcy, ponieważ nie chciałam za bardzo oddalić się domu ...
Ann-Kristin as au pair in Chicago, USA
From September 2001 until July 2002, Ann-Kristin lived as an au pair in Chicago, USA. In the following, you can read about her experiences during her stay abroad. Her experience report is written in German.
Zuerst wollte ich unbedingt nach Neuseeland, doch leider war es damals nicht so einfach ...
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