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London with the Family

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My master experience in London was coming to an end and to celebrate this big day, part of the family flew to London from Alghero, Italy. Me and my boyfriend got there from Frankfurt and his family from Nancy, France. It was a weekend to organize with the most various group of people you could imagine. 1.        Grandpa, 88 years old 2.        Cousins 16 and 17 3.        Sister 24 years old 4.        Aunt 50 years old 5.        Boyfriend parents around 50s 6.        Me and my boyfriend Everyone had their expectations, everyone had their limits and everyone had their “OMG I don’t wanna go there” moments. This was our itinerary Day 1 Arrivals Day! Everyone arrived in different timing, but everyone arrived by dinner time Check in in the Airbnb and dinner with some of...

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...