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Being an Au-Pair - Questions I asked, their answers, the reality

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I ’ ve been an Au-Pair from February to August 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany for an international family with 2 kids (4 and 9 years old). The mother Indian and the father American. The common language in the house was English and the kids were attending an American/international school. I didn ’ t have a great experience with the family! I think the fault of this was the trust I gave to the truth of the answer they gave me every time I asked questions. One important thing to say is: they promised a lot they gave almost nothing! They didn ’ t let me talk to previous Au-Pairs saying “ we ’ ll put you in touch with them ” With this post, I would like to show you the question I asked, what they answered, what the reality was. I hope you will not make my same mistakes! You can value all the time how true the answers are and never take a job without talking to a previous Au-Pair Transportation How fare do you live form the train station? How far is it to get to the...