Au Paired Up

Tricia and Barbara discuss some of the common word and abbreviations found in Au Pair/Host Family language.  They explain some of different processes and jargon in the industry.

Tricia and Barbara discuss how to deal with news from the Au Pair's home country or missing out on events from home.  We also discuss how to talk about current events in the USA.

Tricia and Barbara discuss how to deal with news from the Au Pair's home country or missing out on events from home.  We also discuss how to talk about current events in the USA.

Tricia and Barbara discuss the preparation for bringing an Au Pair into a new host families home.  We talk about welcome baskets as well as other perks to getting started hosting an Au Pair.

Tricia and Barbara discuss holidays and how to celebrate and show the culture from the Host Family and Au Pair.  They also tell funny stories from our past holiday experiences.

Tricia and Barbara discuss how to bring up issues and complications as they arise.  

Tricia and Barbara continue discussing an Au Pair and Host Family relationship and how inclusive or independent it can be.  This topic is believed to cause more rematches than any other issue.

Tricia and Barbara discuss how inclusive a host family can be and how to determine what type of host family or Au Pair you want to be.  This is one of the most important topics to determine how your experience will be.

Tricia and Barbara discuss the challenges of communicating with Au Pairs learning English.  They explain how this sometimes created conflict that could be resolved by explaining what the other actually meant, not just assuming tone from a text.

Barbara and Tricia discuss some common conflicts about buying toiletries and snacks as well as having a curfew.

Barbara and Tricia continue to discuss differences in living in America vs abroad.  This episode includes some differences in food as well as sayings.

Tricia and Barbara discuss some of the differences between cultures and living in America vs. Overseas.  There are a lot of funny/embarrassing moments that we remember and laugh about.  This is only part one of the discussion! 

Tricia and Barbara discuss the requirements for new Au Pairs in the U.S. and the funny things that can happen along the way.  

Tricia and Barbara talk about when Barbara first arrived and all the unexpected events and a few (now funny) miscommunications of the first few days living together.

Tricia and Barbara tell their stories and experience with the Au Pair program.  We also describe what an Au Pair is and some ideas of future episodes.