Real Stories

Au Pair in America is delighted to announce that regional program manager Elizabeth Azeizat received a McCarry Leadership Award at the Alliance for International Exchange 2016 Annual Meeting in Washington…

Thank you to all the brave au pairs that make the journey to the U.S. to learn about our culture, help American families and pursue their education. Thank you to…

Jennifer Stein, a Community Counselor in Houston, Texas, shared an incredible story from her cluster meeting in September. She and several au pairs were all dressed in their Au Pair…

“I see it through the lens of when I was an au pair. My host family gave me a wonderful experience. Looking back, they were the greatest times. When Emma…

Luana Garcia de Carvalho is a biologist and au pair from Brazil living with her host family in Virginia. Recently, she attended Our Ocean, One Future, a prestigious international conference…

Au pairs and host families gain lifelong connections—which is very useful in this day and age—for personal and professional opportunities now and into the future. Over the past 30 years,…

We always love when our current au pairs share their stories with us. Hearing that they are having a positive experience with their host family, each sharing their cultures and…

Shortly after agreeing to become an au pair with the family of Dr. Terri Halperin and Dr. Michael Davidson, Christina Kraag learned that Michael had been fatally shot while working…

Our Au Pair of the Year winner and runners up all share something very special this year. Each joined a family with at least one special needs child. The nominations…

Being an au pair is very rewarding, not only for the benefit of learning and sharing cultures and languages, but also for being able to become part of another family…