IAPA Au Pair of the YearWe are delighted to share that Lia Anahi Padilla Medina, Ecuadorean au pair from Agent Au Pair, won the 2024 Au Pair of the Year award from the International Au Pair Association (IAPA)! Lia joined the Pelicano family of Illinois in January of 2023, and [...]
Nathalia's Au Pair ExperienceHello, my name is Nathalia! I am an Au Pair in the state of Pennsylvania, United States, in a town called Elizabethtown.I have been living here for a year and seven months (I extended my year with the same family). I take care of two children, one [...]
My Second and Last YearJulie was the first member of the Grabbe family to greet me at the airport when I first landed in Kansas. The connection was immediate, when I saw her for the first time I felt like I had known her forever.Communication has been very solid since [...]
Agent Au Pair is an award winning U.S. Department of State Designated Au Pair Program that promotes educational and cultural exchange. We pride ourselves on taking the time to get to know our host families on a personal level, ensuring that our matching is on target for each family’s individual [...]
Communication in the Au Pair Program Advice from LCs SoilyLocal Coordinator and Former Au Pair Read More “Host families and au pairs thrive when there is a clear communication and mutual understanding. Picture the au pair program as a dance, a duet. Embrace the rhythm of a shared experience, learn [...]
Cultural Sense in the Au Pair Program Common sense is a myth.You are now a multicultural family! It is essential for host families to embrace cultural exchange in their household; to make an effort to practice cultural competency and mutual respect in regards to cultural differences in communication, language, food, [...]
2024 Host Family of the Year 🥉The Enright Family It is difficult to start writing about a family that in less than a year became your second family. With Jamie and Adam we felt the perfect connection from the moment we had our first conversation... it was impossible to stop [...]
2024 Host Family of the Year 🥈 The Miller Family I met my host family two years ago, we couldn't match in that moment for visa appointment issues but we stayed in contact because of the chemistry we felt since the first interview. We didn't imagine we would have the [...]
2024 Host Family of the Year 🥇 The Manthei Family My name is Tina, I come from France, and I have to tell you about my host parents, named Adam and Lauren, who have a huge place in my heart today. I've been living with them for almost 6 months [...]
Host Family of the Year 🥇 The Manthei Family Our first call was in December 2022, following this call, I immediately felt an inexplicable feeling, as if I had known them for years. We laughed so much, we discovered enormous things in common, we communicated every day via WhatsApp, as [...]
