Au Pair Tea

It is here! The first in-TEA-view! Today we chat with one of T’s good friends, Laura, to get her perspective on au pair life. Find out about her background, best moments and the challenges she’s faced. Happy Listening!

This week, the girls chat about being Ambassadors for Cultural Care. How do you become an Ambassador? What is your role? Are there any perks? Grab a cuppa, sit back and find out. Happy listening!

Welcome to EPISODE ONE of SEASON TWO! Happy New Year everyone! To kick off this season the girls chat about what they got up to during the festive period and what they are looking forward to going into a New Year! Happy Listening!

Merry Christmas! As a little bonus for you before we dive in to season two, here are some of our bloopers from season one. Sometimes we get giggly and it takes us a while to get us into the serious recording. Enjoy!

In the final episode of season 1 the girls take a trip down memory lane and talk about how their au pair journey began and how Au Pair Tea was born! Thank you so much for you continued love and support! We are beyond thankful. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! We’ll be back with more tea in 2021!

In this episode, the girls talk about the highs and occasional lows of looking after children (spoiler alert, kids are hard work). How have they found it so far and what tips and tricks have they picked up? Tune in to find out!

We have just celebrated our first Thanksgiving in the USA and we are here to tell you how we spent it and what we thought of the popular American holiday! We also chat a bit about our preparations for Christmas! Happy listening!

This week the girls discuss everything to do with driving in the USA from driving on the opposite side of the road to getting your American license! Happy listening!

This week we are talking all about MONEY. Answering your burning questions about how much Au Pairs earn, is it enough to live off and what the heck are taxes?!! The tea is hot in this one. Happy listening!

Spooky season is officially over and this week the girls talk all about their first time celebrating Halloween in the USA! From life sized mechanical witches to trunk or treat?! They talk about what they did to celebrate and how the holiday was effected by Covid. Happy Halloween everyone!

Are you wondering what was happening behind the scenes when Cultural Care decided the training school was to become virtual? Maybe you want to know how Cultural Care are updating the platform to make it a super interactive and social space? Prepare to have your questions answered! This week, the girls invited Cultural Care’s Training School Director, Rachel, onto the show to serve you all the Trai...

Join T and Stef as they discuss the cultural shocks and differences they’ve experienced across the pond. From driving to food, to understanding the lingo, it’s a learning curve the girls are on. Happy listening!

Are you wondering what the benefits are to being an au pair? In this episode T and Stef break down the top 10 reasons why you should become an au pair! (in no particular order) Happy listening!

What is homesickness? How does it make you feel and how do you deal with it? Join T and Stef as they serve the tea on missing home during your au pair term

How the heck do you make friends in new country? Never fear, T & Stef are here with the friendship tea. So, go out there and get some pals!

After what seems like an age, the girls have finally landed in the USA. Tune in this episode to hear about what they’ve been up to, how they have settled in and how they’re feeling. Happy listening! **apologies for any echo, we recorded in the basement**

Who is Cultural Care? What’s an agency? How do you become an au pair? Join T & Stef as they discuss why they chose Cultural Care to support them on their au pair journeys

How do you pack for a year abroad? In this week’s episode, Tamar and Stef will be discussing what essentials to pack, tips on how to cram it all in and what you can afford to leave behind.

In this episode, Tamar and Stef chat about how the pandemic has affected them personally, as well as how it’s impacted their au pair year. TW: the following podcast contains discussion around mental health, anxiety and depression and may not be suitable for some listeners. Apologies for slight technical hitches during episode.

The most important thing to do once you have matched with your Host Family is to keep in contact with them regularly! It can be hard to find fun and interactive ways to do this so in this episode we are going to spill the tea on some quirky ways to keep in contact with your Host Family and keep that bond strong! Happy listening!

Join us as we chat about what is on our USA bucket lists, goals for our Au Pair Terms and Steph’s fish phobia! We also touch on what we are nervous about. Happy listening!

Episode 3 is here! We are giving you a bunch of tips on things you can do on a long flight to keep you entertained and things you can bring to make the flight more comfortable! We hope these tips are helpful and happy listening!

Episode Two is here Tea Sippers! The most important and exciting thing about the application experience is searching for your Host Family! In this episode, Tamar and Steph talk about their matching process and give you some important tips to make sure you get the most out of the matching pool. Hopefully, it will lead you to the right Host Family! Happy listening!

In the first official episode of Au Pair Tea: the podcast, Tamar and Stef answer the question - “what the heck is an Au Pair?” Join the girls as they discuss the differences between Au Pairs, Nannies and Babysitters (yes, there is a difference). By the end of this episode, you will be fully educated on what an Au Pair actually is. Happy listening!

In this trailer of the Au Pair Tea Podcast Tamar and Steph introduce themselves and chat a little bit about, what their lives will look like in the USA and what you can expect from future episodes!