The place to find out about Au Pair in America in New Orleans, LA and surrounding communities
Au Pair in America is the nation's first legal au pair program. Since 1986, we have provided the best child care opportunities to host families across the U.S. and au pairs from around the world.
It is good to offer kids a balance of independent play time and play where you are actively engaging with them. You can make toys they may be bored with, feel new and exciting, by suggesting different ways to play with them. Try some of the ideas below as a starting point. Play Food/Dishes Teach Read More
Homesickness can be a problem during the holidays, even if it hasn’t been at any other time of the year. Au pairs often miss their friends and family, familiar places and their own traditions and customs. The holiday activities in the United States seem, and may actually be, different just at a time when an Read More
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November each year. Even though a few other countries also celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s still considered a uniquely American holiday, one that the au pairs look forward to experiencing. You can learn more about it here. “I really enjoyed Thanksgiving with my host family. It was as Read More
Au pairs did a super job at Super Saturday in City Park on November 4, 2017. After recent rains, the trails in Couturie Forest were muddy and needed mulching to make them passable for hikers and joggers. The work started promptly at 9am with instructions from Tyler, volunteer manager. Together with other volunteers, Read More
APIA au pairs who spend their year in the program with host families in New Orleans are amazed and delighted by New Orleanians’ fondness for street parades. Wow! So much excitement! So much FREE entertainment! In order to explore this cultural characteristic of the Crescent City inhabitants, au pairs try to participate in as Read More
Sugar Roots Farm, located on the outskirts of New Orleans, was the perfect place for au pairs to enjoy a bit of a country atmosphere on a lovely October day. After paying a visit to resident horses, a cow, a couple of turkeys and geese and a friendly lama, au pairs sat down Read More
Louise from Sweden and Lynnesse from South Africa became fast friends during their time as APIA au pairs in New Orleans. Both had much fun living with their host families, getting to be friends with their host kids and learning about daily life in the United States. Asked what they liked best about their Read More
Ask your host parents where the insurance and registration documents are in the car. These documents should always be in any vehicle you are driving. Make sure you have a clear understanding of the car use rules with your host family, if not talk to them about it or call your counselor Make Read More
Almost everyone experiences homesickness and culture shock to some degree, when they come to live in a completely new environment. So much is different and it takes time to adjust. It is normal to miss your own family, at home. Try to remember that they support you and want you to make the most of Read More
Au Pair in America continues to offers webinars for Au Pairs six times a month. Au Pairs receive emails from the head office several times a month inviting them to attend the webinars. They are offered at various times and are 30 – 40 minutes in length. The webinar are designed for Au Read More
