South African Au Pairs
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Living abroad as an Au Pair is extremely common in South
Africa. Our South African
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Pairs typically decide to join the program before beginning
college. Because of their school schedule, most Au Pairs
from South Africa prefer to arrive between September and
December.
English and Afrikaans are the official languages of South
Africa. Afrikaans is very similar to Dutch and the
Scandinavian languages. For most of our South African Au
Pairs, English is their first language.
Daycares are common in South Africa and most Au Pairs gain
their child care experience through working or volunteering
in these centers.
This is why all of our South African Au Pairs placed in the
U.S. had experience with children in the 2-5 year and 5-10
year age groups. Also, over half of our Au Pairs from South
Africa had experience with children under the age of two
prior to their arrival.
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All information as of October, 2009 |
What
do Host Parents say about their Au Pairs from South Africa?
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Stacy has been a Host Mom with goAUPAIR since 2005. Her most
recent Au Pair, Tarryn, is from South Africa. Tarryn has
spent nearly two years with Stacy's family as their Au Pair.
How well did your Au Pair assimilate into your home?
"Our Au Pair assimilated very well. Since English is the
first language in South Africa, we didn’t have any
communication barriers. It also helped with the kids
homework because she was able to understand everything. The
only thing is that they drive on the other side of the road
but we bought her driving lessons and took her out
constantly at the beginning and then there were no issues
due to that factor."
What cultural differences did you encounter?
"I think there weren’t many cultural differences. As with
someone new in your home you need to adjust to their
personalities and how they do things but overall it came
together very nicely."
Would you ever choose another Au Pair from South
Africa?
"I would only consider bringing in Au Pairs from
South Africa. My first one from South Africa was terrific,
and we are in the process of working to bring her back to
our home, and my second one from South Africa stayed for 2
years. If I could keep her longer, I would."
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