Ecuadorian Au Pairs
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Ecuador was once part of the Incan empire and is a former
Spanish colony. Ecuador is located in the northwestern part
of South American and includes the Galapagos Islands.
Ecuador is renowned for
 having some of the best beaches in
South America. It is very common for Ecuadorians to spend
time on weekends and holidays at the beach.
Children 5-14 years old are required to attend school in
Ecuador. English is taught in schools beginning at an early
age, which is why the average English ranking for our Au
Pairs from Ecuador is 4 out of 5. One of the reasons
Ecuadorians choose to become
Au Pairs in the U.S. is to
perfect their English skills so more opportunities are
available when they return home.
All of our Au Pairs from Ecuador have experience with
children 2-5 years old and the majority of Au Pairs are
qualified to work with infants. Ecuadorian Au Pairs tend to
gain their child care experience from working in daycares or
as nannies.
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All information as of October, 2009 |
What
do Host Parents say about their Au Pairs from Ecuador?
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Lori's first Au Pair through goAUPAIR was Alexandra who was
from Ecuador. Alexandra stayed with Lori's family for two
years.
How well did your Au Pair assimilate into your home?
"Alexandra was an awesome Au Pair! She fit right in with the
family from day one when we picked her up at the airport,
bonding immediately with our daughter. She was even joking
around with me and my husband by the second night."
What cultural differences did you encounter?
"As far as cultural differences, the only things that I can
think of may be that they eat their large meal at lunchtime
and we do at dinner, and some food differences, but she
seemed to like just about every food we ate - except blue
cheese. And she loved mayonnaise like a true southern girl!
They even put it on corn. They also tend to take the bus
everywhere where Americans tend to drive. Her English was
pretty good when she arrived, but she seemed to improve
almost overnight (she said watching TV at first was a big
help in picking up the American "slang" and everyday
language)."
Would you ever choose another Au Pair from
Ecuador?
"I would ABSOLUTELY pick another girl from
Ecuador, I even tired to bribe her into getting her sister
over here in the program but she was in college. In the end,
Alexandra had a friend through the church she is involved in
that she introduced us to (Maria) who lived in Guatemala,
who ended up being our next Au Pair." |
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