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Employed! Katie the Nanny
Katie prepares for her first day in charge of two German children.

My First Week as an Au Pair in France
Poor Jana Fadness spends most of her first week au pairing either locked in or out of doors or driving around in circles.

Au Pair Life and Eyebrows
A Manc living in Paris wonders if she should be allowed to look after other people's children.

The Time I Was an Au Pair in Europe
After a poor start, Amanda’s au pair job helped immerse her in to Italian culture.

TQM: Te Quiero Mucho
Paige Marie, an au pair in Madrid, attempts to explain Valentine's Day to a six year old.

My Life as an Au Pair. Chapter 2: In Which I Grow a Pair
Canadian Maria looks back on her days as an au pair in France when she admirably resisted bludgeoning 'Maman' repeatedly about the head.

6 Good Reasons to be an Au Pair, 6 Reasons Never to do it
A humourous look at the good and bad aspects of being an au pair.

A Day in the Life of an Au Pair in Breukelen, Netherlands
Nancy Harder descibes her day looking after two kids, aged 7 and 4.

The Life on an Au Pair
Writing for University Times, staff writer Jane Farrell, descibes the 11 weeks she spent with a family in the Italian seaside town of Albissola Marina in Liguria.

A Day in the Life on an Au Pair
An au pair working in Ireland describes what is involved in taking care of Alana aged five, Jack aged four and fifteen-month old twins, Ellie and Mikie.

Au Pair Affairs
Another day in the life of post, this time from Christina, an American living in Germany.

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