Dzis chcialabym sie z Wami podzielic moimi doswiadczeniami odnosnie okresu kiedy bylam Au Pair w Stanach Zjednoczonych. W internecie mozna znalezc mnostwo informacji i ludzkich doswiadczen na ten temat. Ja uwazam, ze kazde doswiadczenie jest cenne, a im wiecej zrodel tym lepiej. Na poczatku 2013 roku wpadlam na pomysl, ze po ukonczeniu studiow wyjade do Stanow jako Au Pair. Bylam podekscytowana tym pomyslem. Zachlysnelam sie reklama jaka robia biura odnosnie tej przygody i nie zakladalam, ze cos moze pojsc nie tak... Chcialam podrozowac po Stanach, podszkolic angielski, przezyc cos naprawde fajnego... Zglosilam sie do biura Culture Care Au Pair w Warszawie, spelnilam wszystkie wymogi, znalazlam rodzine goszczaca, dostalam wize typu J-1 i z niecierpliwoscia czekalam na wylot. Pierwszy raz polecialam do Stanow w sierpniu 2013 roku. Pierwszy tydzien spedzilam na Long Island w Nowym Jorku, gdzie odbylam specjalne szkolenie dla Au Pair. Z Polski w tym czasie bylo tam w sumie siedem dziewczyn. Po tygodniowym szkoleniu nowe Au Pair zaczely sie rozjezdzac do swoich rodzin goszczacych. Ja udalam sie do New Paltz w stanie Nowy Jork. Moja rodzina goszczaca skladala sie z samotnej matki i dwojki adoptowanych dzieci w wieku 8 i 10 lat. Na etapie wyboru rodziny goszczacej wszystko wygladalo pieknie... Bardzo mila pani, dzieci istne anioly, uzyskalam informacje na temat dzieci, ktore okazaly sie potem nieprawdziwe..., a potem wielkie rozczarowanie z mojej strony i ze strony rodziny goszczacej tez, kiedy powiedzialam zaledwie po miesiacu, ze dziekuje bardzo za wspolna przygode ale wracam do domu. Nie bede nikogo publicznie oczerniac oraz opisywac szczegolow mojego niezadowolenia, bo nie o to tu chodzi. Po prostu czulam sie tam zle, niebezpiecznie i jak nieproszony gosc. Odczucia te potegowaly tesknote za domem, rodzina i przyjaciolmi... Dodam jeszcze, ze jedna Au Pair uciekla od mojej rodziny goszczacej zaledwie po jednym dniu. Zdalam sobie sprawe, ze byc moze niewystarczajaco dobrze poznalam moja rodzine. Byc moze zbyt malo rozmow na skypie i przez telefon, byc moze za malo wymienionych maili i pytan z mojej strony, aby w pelni przekonac sie, ze tak, to z tymi ludzmi chce spedzic piekny rok w Stanach. Byc moze nie przeanalizowalam wszystkich opcji, ktore mogly byc grane w zwiazku z tym wyjazdem. Przeslaniem tego posta ma byc absolutnie nie proba zniechecenia dziewczyn do wyjazdu w ramach Au Pair. Nawet internet pokazuje ile dziewczyn wyjechalo i przezylo niezwykla przygode zycia, wyjezdzajac ze Stanow z samymi profitami. Obserwowalam na facebooku rok jako Au Pair dziewczyn, ktore wyjechaly razem ze mna i wygladaly naprawde na zadowolone, niektore z nich przedluzyly swoj wyjazd. Jedna z nich na poczatku tez miala problem z rodzina i wiem, ze rodzine te zamienila na inna, bo tez istnieje taka mozliwosc. Ja nie sprobowalam opcji zamiany, poniewaz mialam juz inna wizje swojej przyszlosci:) Na podstawie swojego doswiadczenia czuje potrzebe powiedzenia kazdej przyszlej Au Pair, aby naprawde bardzo dobrze przeanalizowac wszelkie za i przeciw, a takze by jak najbardziej "przeswietlic" rodzine goszczaca, zeby nie doznac pozniej rozczarowania. Mailujcie, dzwoncie, spotykajcie sie na skypie, sporzadzcie liste z pytaniami, ktore chcialybyscie zadac potencjalnej rodzinie. Zastanowcie sie gleboko, jak nie ta rodzina to na etapie wyboru mozecie poznac inna rodzine, ktora moze lepiej Wam bedzie pasowac. Wyjazd jako Au Pair to latwy sposob na zobaczenie USA. Odradzam jednak taki wyjazd tylko po to, by zobaczyc USA. Zastanowcie sie, czy aby na pewno az tak bardzo kochacie dzieci, by opiekowac sie nimi dzien w dzien, znosic ich grymasy i podazac w mysl filozofii wychowania rodzicow, ktorzy nie zawsze sa chetni do dyskusji i kompromisu, tak jak bylo w moim przypadku. Niektore dzieci, szczegolnie te starsze wcale nie sa slodkie. Bywaja pyskate i rozpieszczone. Przez wiekszosc tygodnia nie bedziecie oddawac sie uciechom, lecz pracowac wlasnie z dziecmi. Ja bardzo lubie dzieci, pracowalam z dziecmi, mam doswiadczenie ale nie pzowole sobie tez wejsc na glowe, dlatego miedzy innymi w moim przypadku bycie Au Pair w tej rodzinie nie zadzialalo. Jesli znajdziecie rodzine, w ktorej bedziecie sie dobrze czuc i wspolpracowac to moim zdaniem to jest juz ogromny sukces. Wszystko lepiej sie uklada jak czlowiek czuje sie dobrze:) Dlatego jeszcze raz: badzcie ostrozni przy wyborze rodziny i poddajcie sie glebszej refleksji jesli chodzi o caly program! Ostrozni, poniewaz coraz wiecej osobnikow plci meskiej wyjezdza w ramach program dla Au Pair. Biura, ktore organizuja wyjazdy jasno okreslaja kryteria, ale tez niezwykle zachecaja do podjecia proby, co oczywiscie wiaze sie z ich zarobkiem, dlatego zycze Wam tez dystansu!
Ja wyjezdzalam na ten program z biurem, ktore nazywa sie Cultural Care Au Pair. Jest to jedno z lepszych, pewnych, miedzynarodowych biur, ktore istnieje na rynku juz bardzo dlugo. Jesli chodzi o organizacje wyjazdu (zalatwianie wszelkich formalnosci, bilet, ubezpieczenie, komunikacja oraz sprawnosc dzialania) to bardzo goraco polecam to biuro. Pod tym wzgledem nie zawiodlam sie. Wszystko bylo zorganizowane na czas, pelna dyspozycyjnosc, mila obsluga, chec pomocy.
Przesylam link do strony biura, tam mozecie znalezc wiecej informacji o programie, miedzy innymi o obowiazkach Au Pair:
Wymogi, ktore nalezy spelnic, by wziac udzial w programie to:
* Au Pair powinna byc miedzy 18, a 26 rokiem zycia,
* Kocha dzieci i ma przynajmniej 200 godzin potwierdzonego doswiadczenia w opiece nad nimi
*Posluguje sie jezykiem agielskim przynajmniej w stopniu komunikatywnym
*Posluguje sie jezykiem agielskim przynajmniej w stopniu komunikatywnym
* Ma ukonczona szkole srednia
* Posiada prawo jazdy
* Nie jest osoba karana
* Posiada dobry stan zdrowia
* Jest gotowa spedzic rok za granica
* Jest pozytywna osoba
Po znalezieniu fajnej rodziny goszczacej i ogolnym wspanialym samopoczuciu zwiazanym z wyjazdem beda juz tylko same plusy, a mianowicie:
* Swobodna mowa w jezyku angielskim
* Szkolenie w Nowym Jorku
* Szkolenie w Nowym Jorku
* Nauka w amerykanskim koledzu
* Podrozowanie
* Tygodniowe kieszonkowe w wysokosci $195,75
* Codzienne obcowanie z amerykanska kultura
* Wszystkie koszty zwiazane z zyciem pokrywa rodzina goszczaca
* 2 tygodniowy platny urlop
* Wiza J-1 pozwala na pozostanie w Stanach na 13 miesiac, ktory mozesz poswiecic na podrozowanie po calym Stanach
* Mozliwosc przedluzenia wyjazdu na kolejny rok
Jesli zdecydujecie sie na wyjazd nie oszczedzajcie pieniedzy na rozszerzonym ubezpieczeniu, ktore oferuje wiele profitow, nie wspominajac juz o pokryciu kosztow leczenia w USA, ktore jest szalenie wysokie, co wspominalam juz nie raz w moich wczesniejszych postach.
BYC MOZE TA OPCJA JEST WLASNIE DLA CIEBIE! :)
Jesli masz dodtkowe pytania do mnie o cos, czego nie ujelam wyzej, nie wahaj sie do mnie napisac, a ja chetnie Ci odpowiem:)
Zapraszam do sledzenia mojego bloga! :)
Today, I would like to share with you my experience about being an Au Pair in the United States. There is a lot of different information associated with this subject on the internet. I think that every experience is valuable. If there is more sources of knowledge it is even better. In 2013 I got an idea that after I will be done with my university I will join an Au Pair program in the United States. I was so excited with an idea of being Au Pair. I did succumb advertising how awesome is this program so I did not even think that something might go not the way it supposte to go... I wanted to travel around the United States, improve my English and survive something really fun... I presented myself to the Au Pair office in Warsaw, I met all of the requirements, I found a host family and got a J-1 visa. I was waiting for the flight impatiently. First time I flew to the United States in August 2013. First week I spent in Au Pair training school in Long Island. There was seven girls from Poland this time including myself. After one week Au Pairs went to their host families all over the United States. I went to New Paltz in New York. My host family was consisted of single mother and two adopted kids. Kids were in age 8 and 10. When I was looking for a host family everything looked wonderful... This women was very nice, kids were like angels, I got information about kids, which eventually was not true. I was very disappointed. My host family was also disappointed when I told them that thank you so much, but I am ready to go home. I am not going to offend anybody in public or explain details about my disappointment. It is not a point. I simply felt there not well, dangerously and similar as gatecrasher. Bad feelings were generating a missing for my home, family and friends... Moreover in the past one of the Au Pair ran away from my host family after one day. I realized that maybe I did not get know my host family fair enough. Maybe there was not enough conversations on Skype and phone, maybe we did not change enough e-mails, maybe I did not question them enough so I can be sure that I want to spend with this family my beautiful year in the United States. Maybe I did not analyze enough different options associated to this trip. The message of this post is absolutely not an attempt to discourage anybody to be an Au Pair. Internet shows how many girls successfully went through this program and left the United States with many benefits. I used to observe on facebook Au Pairs who came with me to the United States. They looked very glad of being Au Pair. Some of them did extent their trip. One of them at the beginning had a problem with host family but she changed the family. There is an option to change family. I did not try to do this, because I already had a new plans for my future:) Based on my experience I feel like I need to tell every future Au Pair that before you made a decision please think complexly about the program. Please check your family well, so then you will not be disappointed. E- mail your potential host family, call them, have with them Skype conversation. Make a list with questions that you would like to ask your potential family. If you feel that you don't like something about this family, remember that on matching step you can always talk to another family. Being an Au Pair it is a very easy way to see the United States. However I advise against the idea to go through this program just to see the United States. Think if you really love children very much so you can take care of them every day, endure their grimaces and follow the parents philosophy of education. Parents are not always willing to discuss and compromise as it was in my case and some of children they are not sweet at all. They are cheeky and pampered. Most of the week you are not going to have fun, you will be working with children. I like children very much, I used to work with them, I have an experience of taking care of them, however, I will not let them to do with me whatever they want. This was one of the cause that me being an Au Pair in this family did not work. If you will find a family so you can feel good there and you will feel as they are willing to cooperate with you it sounds like a big success to me. If you feel good, everything gets better:) So once again.. Be careful when you are about to chose a family. Think complexly about whole program. It is nice that more and more young men decide to be an Au Pair. Au Pair offices clearly explain the rules but they are also invite many people to try this program which is associated with them making money. You need to learn a distance to the world!
I went through this program with Cultural Care Au Pair office. It is the one of the biggest and most popular international office. This office is on market for a very long time. They served me very well, including formal issues, ticket, insurance. They were also fast enough and willing to help anytime. I recommend them very much! At this point they did not disappoint me at all.
Here is the link to the Cultural Care Au Pair English website, where you can find more information, for example about Au Pair duties:
http://www.culturalcare.co.uk/
Requirements which you have to pass to become an Au Pair:
* Au Pair should be in age between 18 and 26
* Au Pair should love children and have at least 200 hours of experience in taking care of them
* Au Pair should speak English, at least on communicative level
* Au Pair should be graduated from High School
* Au Pair should have a driving license
* Au Pair should have a clean criminal record
* Au Pair should be in a good health condition
* Au Pair should be ready to spend one year abroad
* Au Pair should have a positive personality
After you will find a right host family and you will feel good, then there will be just bright sides of this adventure for example:
* You will be speaking English fluently
* You will have Au Pair training in New York
* You will study at American college or university
* You will be traveling
* You will get $195.75 pocket money every week
* You will be associated with American culture every day
* All of the living cost will be covered by host family
* You will get 2 weeks paid vacation
* J-1 visa let you to stay in the United States for the 13 months so you can travel around the country
* You have an opportunity to extend your trip
If you will decide to join the program, don't save money on complex insurance, which offers you lot of benefits for example covering the healthcare in the United States, which is extremely expensive. I was talking about very high cost of healthcare in the United States in earlier posts.
THIS OPTION MIGHT BE FOR YOU! :)
If you have any additional questions about something that I did not mention above, do not feel hesitate to write to me! I will response to you with pleasure as soon as I can:)
I kindly invite you to track my blog! :)
Today, I would like to share with you my experience about being an Au Pair in the United States. There is a lot of different information associated with this subject on the internet. I think that every experience is valuable. If there is more sources of knowledge it is even better. In 2013 I got an idea that after I will be done with my university I will join an Au Pair program in the United States. I was so excited with an idea of being Au Pair. I did succumb advertising how awesome is this program so I did not even think that something might go not the way it supposte to go... I wanted to travel around the United States, improve my English and survive something really fun... I presented myself to the Au Pair office in Warsaw, I met all of the requirements, I found a host family and got a J-1 visa. I was waiting for the flight impatiently. First time I flew to the United States in August 2013. First week I spent in Au Pair training school in Long Island. There was seven girls from Poland this time including myself. After one week Au Pairs went to their host families all over the United States. I went to New Paltz in New York. My host family was consisted of single mother and two adopted kids. Kids were in age 8 and 10. When I was looking for a host family everything looked wonderful... This women was very nice, kids were like angels, I got information about kids, which eventually was not true. I was very disappointed. My host family was also disappointed when I told them that thank you so much, but I am ready to go home. I am not going to offend anybody in public or explain details about my disappointment. It is not a point. I simply felt there not well, dangerously and similar as gatecrasher. Bad feelings were generating a missing for my home, family and friends... Moreover in the past one of the Au Pair ran away from my host family after one day. I realized that maybe I did not get know my host family fair enough. Maybe there was not enough conversations on Skype and phone, maybe we did not change enough e-mails, maybe I did not question them enough so I can be sure that I want to spend with this family my beautiful year in the United States. Maybe I did not analyze enough different options associated to this trip. The message of this post is absolutely not an attempt to discourage anybody to be an Au Pair. Internet shows how many girls successfully went through this program and left the United States with many benefits. I used to observe on facebook Au Pairs who came with me to the United States. They looked very glad of being Au Pair. Some of them did extent their trip. One of them at the beginning had a problem with host family but she changed the family. There is an option to change family. I did not try to do this, because I already had a new plans for my future:) Based on my experience I feel like I need to tell every future Au Pair that before you made a decision please think complexly about the program. Please check your family well, so then you will not be disappointed. E- mail your potential host family, call them, have with them Skype conversation. Make a list with questions that you would like to ask your potential family. If you feel that you don't like something about this family, remember that on matching step you can always talk to another family. Being an Au Pair it is a very easy way to see the United States. However I advise against the idea to go through this program just to see the United States. Think if you really love children very much so you can take care of them every day, endure their grimaces and follow the parents philosophy of education. Parents are not always willing to discuss and compromise as it was in my case and some of children they are not sweet at all. They are cheeky and pampered. Most of the week you are not going to have fun, you will be working with children. I like children very much, I used to work with them, I have an experience of taking care of them, however, I will not let them to do with me whatever they want. This was one of the cause that me being an Au Pair in this family did not work. If you will find a family so you can feel good there and you will feel as they are willing to cooperate with you it sounds like a big success to me. If you feel good, everything gets better:) So once again.. Be careful when you are about to chose a family. Think complexly about whole program. It is nice that more and more young men decide to be an Au Pair. Au Pair offices clearly explain the rules but they are also invite many people to try this program which is associated with them making money. You need to learn a distance to the world!
I went through this program with Cultural Care Au Pair office. It is the one of the biggest and most popular international office. This office is on market for a very long time. They served me very well, including formal issues, ticket, insurance. They were also fast enough and willing to help anytime. I recommend them very much! At this point they did not disappoint me at all.
Here is the link to the Cultural Care Au Pair English website, where you can find more information, for example about Au Pair duties:
http://www.culturalcare.co.uk/
Requirements which you have to pass to become an Au Pair:
* Au Pair should be in age between 18 and 26
* Au Pair should love children and have at least 200 hours of experience in taking care of them
* Au Pair should speak English, at least on communicative level
* Au Pair should be graduated from High School
* Au Pair should have a driving license
* Au Pair should have a clean criminal record
* Au Pair should be in a good health condition
* Au Pair should be ready to spend one year abroad
* Au Pair should have a positive personality
After you will find a right host family and you will feel good, then there will be just bright sides of this adventure for example:
* You will be speaking English fluently
* You will have Au Pair training in New York
* You will study at American college or university
* You will be traveling
* You will get $195.75 pocket money every week
* You will be associated with American culture every day
* All of the living cost will be covered by host family
* You will get 2 weeks paid vacation
* J-1 visa let you to stay in the United States for the 13 months so you can travel around the country
* You have an opportunity to extend your trip
If you will decide to join the program, don't save money on complex insurance, which offers you lot of benefits for example covering the healthcare in the United States, which is extremely expensive. I was talking about very high cost of healthcare in the United States in earlier posts.
THIS OPTION MIGHT BE FOR YOU! :)
If you have any additional questions about something that I did not mention above, do not feel hesitate to write to me! I will response to you with pleasure as soon as I can:)
I kindly invite you to track my blog! :)
Widok z Top of the Rock/The view from Top of the Rock
Empire State Building
Chinatown, New York
Rockefeller Center
New Paltz, Nowy Jork/New Paltz, New York
Szkola dla Au Pair na Long Island./Au Pair training school in Long Island.
Moim zdaniem bardzo fajnie opisany problem. Pozdrawiam serdecznie.
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