"Going as an au pair to the USA does not always need to be going away for 12 months - we hope you are well aware of the fact that if you are enjoying your time in the USA, it does not have to stop there - you can extend with 6, 9 or 12 months, and you can choose if you want to extend with your host family or if you want to find another host family - maybe in another part of USA?
Here you can read few examples from our au pairs who extended, why they decided to do it and why they think it was one of the best decisions they ever made!
"My best advice will be to just do it. Don't think to much about it, just jump into it and do it! It's most likely gonna be the year of your life, and you won't regret it! It can be scary to think that you have to be away from everything you know for that long, but times fly by. When I started looking for Au Pair opportunities I was looking at things that was 6 or 9 months, but then decided to go with Cultural Care, and I ended up being there for 21 months, and didn't want to go home again!"
Here you can read few examples from our au pairs who extended, why they decided to do it and why they think it was one of the best decisions they ever made!
"My best advice will be to just do it. Don't think to much about it, just jump into it and do it! It's most likely gonna be the year of your life, and you won't regret it! It can be scary to think that you have to be away from everything you know for that long, but times fly by. When I started looking for Au Pair opportunities I was looking at things that was 6 or 9 months, but then decided to go with Cultural Care, and I ended up being there for 21 months, and didn't want to go home again!"
- Majken
"I am currently in my 6-month extension. I had not considered
extending until my host family asked me to. They needed me for 6 more months and I have
thought through before saying yes. I have tried looking at the pros and the
cons but I only had pros! I could still go back to college after I came back, I
could enjoy San Francisco for 6 more months as we had just moved there, I could
improve my English even more and also travel more, discover more. My family was
the kindest possible so this was a no-brainer.
I really don’t regret my choice: I would have never been ready
to leave after a year! It goes by way too fast. The extension has been an
opportunity to bond even more with my host family and leaving them will be very hard. I
think a year and a half was the perfect duration for me."
- Caroline
"Becoming an au pair had been obvious for a long time but it took me
months to decide about the extension. Since I arrived, the days have
been passing by and one morning, I got up and realized I have been here for 6
months and was crossing to the other half of the adventure.
To be honest, I was not ready to come back home. Not ready to leave
my American bubble, my incredible host family, my little monsters and my friends from
all over the world. The extension then became obvious too.
After talking with my host family, I have chosen a 6-month extension. It
allowed me to make the dream last while letting me go back to college after.
The au pair adventure goes by extremely quickly -when you reach the middle, you ask yourself where the time has gone? The extension is a personal choice and I had to make sure
it would not compromise my long-term projects but I really chose with my hear,
chose to spend a few more months in the most incredible host family."
- Myriam
I would advise every au pair out there, who is still thinking about extending to just do it.”
- Kathrin
Want to read more? Check our homepage!
Finland: http://culturalcare.fi/uutiset-ja-tarjoukset/au-pair-extendaus/
Sweden: http://culturalcare.se/nyheter-och-erbjudanden/forlanga-din-aupair-tid/
Denmark: http://culturalcare.dk/nyheder-og-tilbud/extend-aupair/
