Ask a Host Kid: What’s an au pair?

The question of “what’s an au pair?” can be answered so many different ways!

It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live and work abroad while caring for kids. It’s a role model. A big sister or brother. An au pair is a trailblazer, a traveler, and an adventurer.

But perhaps the best answer of “what’s an au pair” comes from host kids themselves. Learn what makes au pairs so special—and what an au pair is through the eyes of the adorable children they care for day in and day out.