Sharing Culture & Making Malva PuddingMarch was such a fun time and yet a blur. I can say I was definitely winded after last month. I was well into the third trimester and waddling tends to be my best mode of transportation. We celebrated my father’s, my daughter Alina’s, and [...]
Making New Friends During Your Program Moving to a new country where you do not comfortably speak the language or know anyone can be incredibly intimidating. Below are some places au pairs can meet new people to make friends! Language Classes One of the best places to meet other Au [...]
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 [...]
Join us in Creating Cards for Hospitalized Kids!In honor of April being National Volunteer Month, Agent Au Pair is inviting Local Coordinators, Au Pairs and Host Families to participate in our annual Cards for Hospitalized Kids (CFHK) volunteer project nationwide from the comforts of your home! About Cards for Hospitalized KidsCards [...]
Oops! How to Handle Mistakes and MishapsAs much as we love our Au Pair Sofi and as much as she loves us we’re all human and mistakes DO happen! Here are a few of the ones we have dealt with over the last month or so and how we handled [...]
Taking on the Big Sister RoleNasrin continues to adjust well to our unpredictable and chaotically fun family setting. She has managed to get our youngest Alina to take regular naps again. We coined her the “toddler whisperer”. What is great is Nasrin refers to herself as a big kid and [...]
Agent Au Pair shares BridgeUSA’s mission to promote diplomacy, increase mutual understanding across cultures, and facilitate people-to-people connections around the world. Our hearts are with all of our au pairs, host families and agents who may be impacted by the Russian-Ukraine tensions. Our team is thinking about you and your [...]
Tips for the First 30 Days with your Au PairThere are so many logistical issues host families and au pairs need to conquer within the first two months of your program year. From getting a social security number, to helping your au pair get their drivers’ license, host families and [...]
Navigating childcare in the time of COVID February is a short month but packs in quite a punch. In the United States it is Black History Month while around the world Valentine’s Day is especially celebrated. It has been three months since our au pair joined us from Brazil and [...]
Meet the Jarmon-Williamson family! Welcome to my Host Family Blog! We are the Jarmon-Williamson family. We consist of my husband, Josh, daughters Liliya and Alina, myself (Jamie), and our current amazing Au Pair Nasrin from South Africa. We hail from Southern Maryland and have a house full of animals (two [...]
