Swedish Au Pairs
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English language education is compulsory in Sweden and all
of our Au Pairs from Sweden currently placed in the U.S.
received an English ranking of either 4 or 5 out of
 5
prior to their arrival. Because most Swedish Au Pairs have
studied English for many years their motivation to be an Au
Pair in the U.S. is to learn more about American culture and
experience life in a new country.
Most of our Swedish Au Pairs in the U.S. were 19-21 years
old when they first arrived. Au Pairs from Sweden typically
choose to participate in the program prior to starting
college.
Au Pairs from Sweden tend to be very active and many of our
Swedish Au Pairs list sports as one of their hobbies or
interests. Common sports in Sweden include football and
skiing; 90% of our Swedish Au Pairs placed in the U.S. knew
how to ski prior to their arrival.
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All information as of October, 2009 |
What
do Host Parents say about their Au Pairs from Sweden?
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Callista is currently hosting her first Au Pair through
goAUPAIR. Her Au Pair, Anna, is from Sweden.
How well did your Au Pair assimilate into your home?
"Anna has assimilated very well into our home. Sweden in
many ways is like America so I think it was an easy
transition for her. Also, we get along wonderfully so I bet
this also has something to do with it. Driving is basically
the same in America as it is in Sweden. Also, they have many
of the same or similar foods as they do in Sweden. It is
nice we have Ikea in America because Swedish Au Pairs can
find some of the foods from Sweden there."
What cultural differences did you encounter?
"Not many. Again, Sweden is like America. Anna speaks very
good English as they begin learning the language in 3rd
grade. As I said above, the driving is very similar if not
the same. They do eat much healthier than we do in America
but we did not find that to be a problem as we eat pretty
healthy. They have some different holidays but again we like
to embrace those and do not find them to be differences we
have to deal with."
Would you ever choose another Au Pair from Sweden?
"Yes. Our experience with Anna has been nothing
short of wonderful so far. We find her to be a very loving
person who is totally in love with our children. I don't
think we could have asked for a better Au Pair." |
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