Practical tips for future Au Pairs
2. Be sure that you like or can handle children. Sometimes it is hard to spend the whole day with them, specially because they want to be with their parents instead of being with you. Thus, it is always recommended to show affection for children.
3. If it is possible bring some money with you. Normally Au pairs receive a weekly wage, and it is not very high. So whenever you can, it is better to bring extra money so you won't run out of it.
4. Be open-minded. You don't really know what you are going to find when you arrive. Normally an Au Pair stay is a very good experience, but it is not perfect (So it's life). It can be that your room is not very big, or you don't have all weekends free, or you help the family also with the family business, or you don't get always your wage punctually...
5. Better alone. You will get a lot out of your stay alone or together with someone. But it is true that when you are alone you are forced to build a new worl there: new friends, new activities, etc. On your back you will noticed how positive was it for you. Anyway it is perfectly understandable (specially if it is your first time abroad) that you go with a friend or to a place where you know someone.
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