Au Pair BLOG

互惠生在中国：心理适应曲线与成长之旅 (Au Pair in China: Understanding the Cultural Adjustment Curve and Embracing Growth)

It is an exciting and meaningful journey to become an au pair in China. Along with the excitement, however, you may experience some emotional ups and downs. In psychology, there is a concept known as the Cultural Adjustment Curve (文化适应曲线)

互惠生：我怕家庭妈妈打我 I’m Afraid the Host Mom Will Hit Me

上周一个墨西哥Ka互惠生联系我，
说已经在中国的一个家庭待了两个月了，
她是自己DIY来华，家庭也是DIY，
按理说，双方动手能力都很强啊，
但是Ka跟我说她想请我们帮她搬出来，
Last week, a Mexican au pair named Ka reached out to me. She had been staying with a Chinese host family for two months. Both she and the family had arranged their au pair placements independently—no agency involved. You’d think both parties were resourceful, right? But Ka told me she wanted our help to move out.

我找到了个又懒又笨的互惠生怎么赶走？How Can I Get Rid of an Au Pair Who Is Both Lazy and Clumsy?

“求求你们~把这个互惠生给我带走好不好~”
家庭妈妈在电话近乎哀求的语气。
“Please! Could you just take this au pair away from me?”
The host mother almost pleaded on the phone.

How to Avoid Pitfalls When Families DIY Au Pair Arrangements家庭DIY互惠生如何避坑

如果家庭想要自己DIY互惠生的话，恭喜你，你确实可以省一笔钱。
If a family wants to arrange an au pair on their own, congratulations! You can indeed save some money.

墨西哥互惠生：我是1/8个中国人~Mexican Au Pair: I am 1/8 Chinese

第一次做了半年回去，P觉得没做够就又申请来华了。
“回去了我在梦里面一直回中国，我猜再来半年，就好了，是梦把我带到中国。”P很搞笑“或者说，这是我的中国梦。”
The first time, after staying for half a year and going back, P felt that it wasn’t enough and applied to come to China again.
“I kept dreaming about China after I went back. I guess if I come for another half a year, it will be fine. It’s the dream that brings me to China.” P is very humorous. “Or rather, this is my Chinese dream.”

我家互惠生跑路了My au pair has run away

好多年没有遇到的事情发生了，互惠生离开了寄宿家庭，毫无征兆地，跑路了。

挥挥手不带走一片云彩：互惠生轻轻地走了。没有狗血的争执，互惠生走的时候蹑手蹑脚，甚至拍摄了自己打包的视频（事后发过来Vlog，自证走时没拿一针一线）。Something that hasn’t happened in many years has occurred. The au pair left the host family and ran away without warning.Leaving without taking a single cloud: The au pair left quietly.
There was no dramatic dispute. When the au pair left, she tiptoed away and even filmed a video of herself packing (later sent a vlog to prove that she didn’t take anything when she left).