Argentine Au Pairs
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Argentina is a former Spanish colony in South America. A
large part of Argentina's culture comes from the mass
immigration of Europeans to the country in the early
1900s. It is common for Argentine Au Pairs to have Italian
or Spanish roots because of this.
Spanish is the official language of Argentina. English is
taught to children in schools and it is also common for our
Argentine Au Pairs to speak a third language, which is often
French or Portuguese.
College education is very important in Argentina. The
national universities are financed by the government and are
tuition-free to students. Because of this, most of our Au
Pairs from Argentina are either students or plan to enroll
in college after their time as an Au Pair in the U.S.
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All information as of October, 2009 |
What
do Host Parents say about their Au Pairs from Argentina?
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Donna, a Host Mom with goAUPAIR, has placed with Argentine
Au Pairs twice. Her current Au Pair from Argentina, Lucia,
has been with her family for 8 months.
How well did your Au Pair assimilate into your home?
"We have had two Au Pairs from Argentina. Both were from the
country part of Argentina, one from Rosario and one from
Salta, and both assimilated quite quickly to our home. Both
Au Pairs built loving and warm relationships with my
children, so much so that my daughter considers them the
older sisters she never had."
What cultural differences did you encounter?
"Because they come from relatively large families, there
weren’t many cultural differences that we encountered. As a
matter of fact we learned many of the Argentinean dishes. I
can get my kids to eat any kind of empanada now."
Would you ever choose another Au Pair from
Argentina?
"I have had Au Pairs from Argentina, Brazil and
Turkey. I don’t know if I will ever consider another Au Pair
from any country other than Argentina. Both became a part of
our family as well we became a part of their family. When we
go to visit Argentina, we have two families there that are
as much a part of our family as we are to them."
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