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7 Reasons Your Family Needs an Au Pair NOW (#5 will surprise you)!

Discover the benefits of Au Pair childcare. Stay-at-home orders might be lifted but many parents can’t work without childcare. The shortage of childcare options is magnified by more limited spots in daycare venues and ambiguities over whether schools will open (or not) in the fall. Add to that the hundreds of summer camps canceled and the stress level for you as parents continues to rise.

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2020 Au Pair of the Year Nominees

Each year, the International Au Pair Association (IAPA) asks Au Pair host families to help them select an Au Pair of the Year. Host families nominate their au pair by writing a letter explaining how their au pair goes above and beyond.

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CHI Au Pairs volunteer at the 2019 NYC Marathon

Eight exchange visitors from CHI Au Pair representing six nations joined over 12,000 volunteers at the 49th New York City Marathon which took place on Sunday, November 3, 2019. Their local CHI Community Administrator from Long Island, Renee Turkiewicz, assisted and volunteered alongside the group.

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Au Pair plans 27-day road trip across the us

Alina Derickx, from the Netherlands, has made a point to explore as much of the US as possible during her Au Pair program. Last year she went on a 10-day cross country road trip driving through Virginia, New York and Chicago. This year she is planning a 27-day road trip that will cover 7,200 miles!

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Her Experience as an au pair brought her courage, persistence, patience and love

Nayama Mielle Lima, from Brazil, decided to become an au pair after graduating college with a degree in social sciences. It was her desire to experience a new culture, meet new people, travel and improve her English that led her to the program. While her first host family wasn’t a perfect match, she soon joined the Wilkinson family and started taking care of their two children, Oliver and Elias.

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Amazing Male Au Pair: Fede from Paraguay

We want to give a huge shout-out to one of our amazing male au pairs, Federico Leguizamon (Fede), from Paraguay. During his time as an au pair, Fede has embraced every opportunity you could possibly imagine all while being a dedicated and caring au pair to his host kids. His host family absolutely loves him.

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Double-duty, Local Coordinator and Host Mom

Being a seasoned Host Mom and a Local CHI Coordinator, Christina Busso can probably write a short story novel. Christina has been a coordinator with CHI Au Pair for over six years. She has also been a host mom to 13 Au Pairs (and counting!).

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The best thing about being an au pair…

“For me, one of the best things about being an Au Pair is the fact that you get the chance to have a whole new life, it’s like a new you.”

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