predictable patterns

What Are The Most Important Milestones For You and Your Au Pair?

by cv harquail February 17, 2014
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Every au pair arrives in the US about two steps into her or his adventure — with a million more steps to go.   As they make their way on their adventure, au pairs will hit a predictable set of milestones. Some of these have to do with becoming really competent with US culture— your […]

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Seasons of the Au Pair Year: What happens with extensions?

by cv harquail August 15, 2010
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Gianna popped in with a question about seasons of the au pair year, and how these change when you decide to extend with the same au pair… I added a bit to Gianna’s initial question, to flesh out the whole picture: It seems that the first year, for many people, the au pair relationship follows […]

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