Vraag van de week

De 'Vraag van de week' is niet verdwenen! De rubriek heeft alleen een nieuw tintje gekregen! En tot een nieuw concept en lay-out hoort natuurlijk ook een nieuwe naam: 'Één thema – jullie vragen'. ...>>

Vraag van de week (uitgave 57). Ze hebben het al vooraf afgesproken en geregeld: de toekomstige au pair van gastmoeder Monika zal haar heenreis zelf betalen. Toch heeft Monika nog vragen hierover: is het werkelijk gebruikelijk om zo te handelen of zou het gastgezin toch beter de heenreis van de au pair voor hun rekening nemen? ...>>

Vraag van de week (nummer 56). Au pair Jenna, uit Groot-Brittannië, heeft zich voor een verblijf in Spanje kandidaat gesteld.  Ze heeft drie gastgezinnen uit Madrid uitgekozen en moet nu een beslissing nemen. Één van de gastgezinnen vindt ze bijzonders aardig. Hoe kan ze zeker zijn dat ze de juiste keuze maakt. ...>>

Vraag van de week (uitgave 55). Lisa, uit Zwitserland, verheugd zich op haar au pair verblijf van een jaar in Spanje. Tijdens haar verblijf zou ze natuurlijk in contact willen blijven met haar ouders en vrienden. Kan ze eenvoudigweg haar eigen mobieltje in het gastland verder gebruiken?  ...>>

Vraag van de week (uitgave 54). Alisha, uit Polen, heeft een gastgezin in Duitsland gevonden. Ze bereidt op het ogenblik haar reis voor. Wat kan ze verder nog doen om zich goed voor te bereiden, vooral  i.v.m.. haar veiligheid?  ...>>

Vraag van de week (n° 53). Elena, uit Frankrijk, zou graag een jaar in het buitenland als au pair willen werken voordat ze vreemde talen begint te studeren. Daarom vraagt ze: 'Aan welke voorwaarden moet ik voldoen en over welke kwalificaties moet ik beschikken om au pair te worden?' ...>>

Vraag van de week (10 oktober 2011). Gastmoeder Edna en haar au pair uit Rusland kunnen niet goed met elkaar opschieten. Dit hebben ze echter pas later vastgesteld, als de au pair al een paar weken bij Edna's gastgezin was. Edna heeft meermaals met haar gesproken maar helaas tevergeefs. Nu zou Edna graag het contract willen opzeggen. Waarmee moet ze rekening houden? ...>>

Vraag van de week (4 oktober 2011). Angèle, uit Frankrijk, is zeer vooruitziend. Na haar baccalaureaatsexamen in 2012 zou ze graag als au pair naar Canada reizen. Ze heeft al gezocht en kon nog geen passende gastgezin voor 2012 vinden. Daarom vraagt Angèle: Wanneer zou ik moeten beginnen te zoeken? ...>>

Vraag van de week (26 september 2011). Claire, uit Duitsland, heeft het nogal druk met haar volledige baan en haar drie kinderen. Daarom zou ze nu graag een au pair willen vinden die haar kan helpen. Ze heeft al vele kandidaten gevonden die ze graag persoonlijk zou willen leren kennen. Omdat het niet mogelijk is ze alle te ontmoeten, vraagt ze: Welke alternatieven bestaan er? ...>>

Vraag van de week (19 September 2011). Ute, uit Duitsland, verblijft sinds drie weken als au pair in Italië. Ze mist haar vrienden. Tot nu toe heeft ze nog geen vriendschapsbanden buiten haar gastgezin kunnen aanknopen. Wat kan ze doen om dit te veranderen? ...>>

Vraag van de week (12 september 2011). Vanessa, afkomstig uit Duitsland, zou graag na haar eindexamen drie maanden in Londen als au pair verblijven. Op 19 oktober wil ze daar beginnen te werken. Is het mogelijk?    ...>>

Vraag van de week (5 September 2011). Gastmoeder Betty, uit Ierland, verheugd zich omdat haar eerste au pair al binnen een maand aankomt: Chantal, uit Frankrijk. Hoe kunnen wij ons daarop goed voiorbereiden? Wat moet er voor haar aankomst nog geregeld worden? ...>>

Vraag van de week (29 Augustus 2011). Elena, uit Griekenland, zou graag een jaar als au pair in het buitenland verblijven. Daarbij wil ze ook haar kennis van het Duits verbeteren. Haar vraag aan Aupair World: Hoe kan ik een passende taalcursus voor mijn niveau vinden ?  ...>>

Vraag van de week (22 Augustus 2011). Esther uit Nederland zou graag als au pair naar Duitsland willen gaan. En ze wil zich daarop goed voorbereiden. Daarom vraagt ze: "Wat zijn mijn taken en verantwoordelijkheden als au pair?"   ...>>

Vraag van de week (15 Augustus). Gastmoeder Ana uit Spanje klaagt over au pair kandidaten die het niet ernstig nemen. Een Britse au pair heeft gewoonweg een paar dagen voor zijn aankomst bij haar afgezegd.  Ana vraagt: Hoe kan ik een „echte“ au pair herkennen, die dan ook werkelijk zal komen?   ...>>

Question of the week (8 August 2011). Host mum Arleen from the UK is unhappy with her Spanish au pair: Mercedes speaks English so poorly that Arleen has difficulties explaining her various issues. Arleen has asked Mercedes to return home to Spain. However, the earliest plane she can catch will leave in three weeks time. This is just too long for Arleen. "What shall I do now?", she wonders.        ...>>

Question of the week (1 August 2011). Host mum Germaine from France will be hosting an au pair for the first time in her life. She has found an au pair girl and wishes to talk to her via Skype. "Which questions should I clarify in this context?", she asks the Aupair World Support Team. ...>>

Question of the week (25 July 2011). Au pair Ruby from Wales has found a nice host family in France. The family has also expressed their interest suggesting an appointment for a Skype conversation. Ruby is nervous: which questions should she definitely bear in mind? ...>>

Question of the week (18 July 2011). Host mother Nicola is surprised by the high demands of some au pairs. She says that her last au pair girl expected a lot but did not do a lot in return. When financial demands got too high, she dismissed the au pair. How can host families protect themselves from au pairs who see the au pair placement as a mere lucrative employment - and vice versa? ...>>

Question of the week (11 July 2011). Lucia, host mother from Italy, is looking for an au pair from England who is willing to stay with them for 12 to 18 months. Lucia has already sent messages to many au pairs. Unfortunately, she has only received very few answers. Now she is asking: "What can I do to change this?" ...>>

Question of the week (4 July 2011). Anja from Austria wishes to become an au pair in France. She has already registered and is in contact with a host family. "What is the next step now?", she asks the Support Team of Aupair World.   ...>>

Vraag van de week (27-06-2011). Ana uit Finland heeft net besloten dat ze vanaf juli 2011 als zomer au pair aan de slag will. Haar vraag is nu: Kan dat op zo korte termijn? 

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Question of the week (20 June 2011). Elisabeth applied as an au pair at Aupair World. She has already sent out some standard messages. However, she is uncertain about the next step. She has received many positive replies from families, but not from her favourite family yet. How should she proceed in her communication with other families? ...>>

Question of the week (14 June 2011). Hannah W. from Canada is looking for an au pair. As there is no official au pair programme, but others such as the "Live in Cargiver" and "Work & Travel", she asks us: How much must we pay hourly? ...>>

Question of the week (6 June 2011). This time, our question of the week is actually a reply. The reply of au pair Monika to our question of the week of 4 April 2011. We had asked you about your experience with homesickness. Monika knows this feeling quite well. She reveals to other au pairs and host families how you can tackle homesickness. ...>>

Question of the week (30 May 2011). Host mom Amy would like to host an au pair boy. She looked through our  Au Pair Stories, but has not found what she was looking for. Aupair World now takes her question as an occasion to launch an appeal to our users: Please tell us about your positive experiences with au pair boys! ...>>

Question of the week (23 May 2011). This question keeps au pairs and host families occupied: which language should the au pair primarily speak in? Au pairs wish to learn the national language of their host country. Host families, on the other hand, wish to learn their au pair's native language. How can you come to an agreement in this context? ...>>

Question of the week (16 May 2011). Suddenly, au pair Denise B. finds less families than a few days ago in her EasyFind. Some families whom she was interested in have completely disappeared. "How come?", Denise asks. „I haven't changed anything in my profile". ...>>

Question of the week (9 May 2011). Host mum Marivi G. from Sevilla would like to host an au pair. Her problem is that her family with three children live in a small flat. There is actually no more room for an au pair. Marivi asks: May we accommodate our au pair outside our home?     ...>>

Question of the week (2 May 2011) Melanie G. from England would like to go abroad as an au pair. Due to her experience with her younger sisters, she feels confident. Providing childcare is not a problem for her. However, she is worried about the housekeeping part. Her question is: What kind of housework will I have to do? ...>>

Question of the week (26 April 2011): Au Pair Martha L. from Austria received what appeared to be an au pair application through Facebook. She is convinced that this was an attempt to defraud. She wishes to know: does it make any sense to forward these kinds of messages to Aupair World? ...>>

Question of the week (18 April 2011): Host mother Freja G. from Denmark has found a nice au pair from France through Aupair World. She is now calculating the total cost of the placement. She asks: Who pays the travel costs of the au pair? ...>>

Question of the week (11 April 2011). Host mum Petra H. from Germany wishes to accommodate an au pair. However, she is hesitating, as her family live in the country. The closest larger place, in which language courses are offered, is about 14 kilometres away. Petra wishes to know: Would that be reasonable for her au pair?  Does she even have a chance of finding an au pair? ...>>

Question of the week (4 April 2011). Host mother Liz from England worries about her au pair from France: Adrienne has recently been retreating into her shell. After enquiring Liz found out that she is homesick. What can she do? ...>>

Question of the week (28 March 2011). Oliver M. from Austria is searching for a new au pair. He has received many applications through Aupair World. Making a choice ist not easy, at all. His question to Aupair World: Have you had any exceptionally good experiences with au pairs from particular countries: Which nationalities would you recommend? ...>>

Question of the week (21 March 2011). Francine is interested in becoming an au pair in the USA. However, she is surprised about the fact that there are American host families on Aupair World, although you still have to apply through a designated agency for the USA. ...>>

Question of the week (14th March 2011). Au Pair Sandy created her profile on Aupair World. She uploaded nice photos of herself and wrote informative bilingual texts. However, she has still not been contacted by as many host families, as she had expected. "Is my age the possible reason?", she asks Aupair World. And: "How can I improve my profile?" ...>>

Question of the week (7 March 2011). This time, we received a telephone enquiry. Host mother Sonia M. from Germany asks: I saw that the au pairs' pocket money differs from one county to the other. Which country shall I concentrate on in order to pay less pocket money? ...>>

Question of the week (28 February 2011). Au Pair Jacqueline Q. from France is being contacted by a certain Victoria Smith through Facebook. Jaqueline is sceptical about this. She turns to Aupair World to ask, whether this might be a Scam?   ...>>

Question of the week (3 January 2011). Irene C. from New Zealand feels uncertain: her child is suffering from Down's Syndrome, a mild intellectual disability. How is this disability to be assessed? Does Irene have to answer the question concerning disabilities with "yes" or "no" while creating her profile and if so -- which consequences will this have? ...>>

Question of the week (20 December 2010). Host father Victor L. from Belgium has created a profile on Aupair World. However, he was not able to find it in the search lists. He wonders: Why is that? ...>>

Question of the week (13 December 2010). Host mother Isobel C. from England broke away from her au pair sooner than originally planned. Reason: Although the au pair possessed a driving licence, she had no driving experience. Her question: How can I protect myself from choosing the "wrong" au pair next time? ...>>

Question of the week (6 December 2010). Christina has found a host family in Australia through Aupair World. She would like to know, whether au pairs are entitled to paid holidays. ...>>

Question of the week (4 October 2010). Host mum Hanne P. from Germany receives 50 au pair applications per day. She did not expect this "onslaught". She wonders, whether the Aupair World Support Team could explain the reason to her.  ...>>

Question of the week (21 February 2011). Jenna W. is a municipal equal opportunities officer in Germany. An au pair who urgently wishes to change host families, turned to her in need of help. What does Aupair World suggest? ...>>

Question of the week (14 February 2011). Kathrin N. from Germany wishes to know: How much will I have to pay for a year as an au pair? ...>>

Question of the week (7 February 2011). John from the USA wishes to travel to London to become an au pair. His question to Aupair World: What do I have to bear in mind with regard to visa requirements? And: Is it legal for an American to become an au pair in the UK?  ...>>

Question of the week (31 January 2011). Host mother Tina E. from Germany is interested in an American au pair. Tina is uncertain about the formalities she will have to take care of. She asks Aupair World: Would a British au pair be a better alternative? ...>>

Question of the week (24 January 2011). Elisa from Italy would like to travel to Malta as a summer au pair for one month. Her question to the Aupair World Support Team is: "Do you also organize placements in this particular place?" ...>>

Question of the week (17 January 2011). German host family Kröger chose Kristina from Usbekistan to be their au pair. Her visa application is being processed. Their question is whether or not she may also go on vacation with them to Spain. ...>>

Malte uit Zweden, zal binnenkort zijn reis beginnen. Over een paar weken, zal zijn au pair schap in Engeland beginnen. Nog voor hij begint met het inpakken van zijn bagage, komt er een belangrijke vraag in hem op: Zal mijn gastgezin van mij verwachten dat ik cadeautjes voor hen meeneem? ...>>

Auf Deutsch: Herausgepickt: Die Frage der Woche
In English: Question of the week
En Français: Question de la semaine
In Italiano: Domanda della settimana
In het Nederlands: Vraag van de week