#hostmom

[tarajasinski]

Posted @withregram • @greenheartexchange HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! To all the moms out there who nurture us, who inspire us, who encourage us to go, and who always welcome us home...THANK YOU! #hostwithgreenheartexchange #hostwithgreenheart @tara_greenheart #hostmom #mothersday #nebraskamom #montanamom #idahomom (at Huskerville, Nebraska) https://www.instagram.com/p/COpzx4sNKY0/?igshid=61uxjq1ivx88

[tamsin-tw-blog]

Au(Oh) Pair!?

11/2018 London

Well, it has already been the forth month as an au pair for me and I had already stayed with three different families. The first one is still my favourite. The second one and third one has quite a few unacceptable points..pfff...it’s gonna be a LONG LONG complaint list.

About Second Family :   1.Parents’ awkward relationship    2.Too much requirements (even my ROOM)   3.No privacy    4.Spoiled kids

I know it’s non of my business about their relationship but I really can sense of that intense feeling came out when host mom and host dad are talking. I even have heard of they were arguing with “cursing” words.

As for requirements, the host mom asked me to do quite a lot of things in her way, mostly are fine but some are a bit unacceptable for me,like she asked me how to make the bed in HER way...uhh but that’s my room...

And Privacy, she went into my room when I was away from the house by telling me that they found out I have snacks inside my room which is not allowed...fine but what about my privacy in that room? Also, kids always just push the door and get inside my room directly or keep knocking on the door even on WEEKEND...why don’t you educate your kids how to be respect,if you don’t tell them, they will never know and understand,right?

Not gonna comment too much about spoiled kids LOL Purely just personally opinion.

About Third Family :

The one that I’m currently staying with. Basically this family is okay, they are a single parent family, no dad only mom. There are mainly two parts that I can’t really understand and feel a bit unacceptable and they are related.

First, the host mom told me that she would prefer me to sort out dinner on my own, meaning, we have dinner separated which is fine BUT she doesn’t like me to use the kitchen at night..what on earth is this requirement? If you don’t want to prepare the dinner for me,why don’t you allow me to use the kitchen and cook something for my dinner? She said I have whole day to cook, the kitchen is so small, I don’t like it that you use it after I tidy up...so yea she generally wants me stay away from the kitchen at night and want me to prepare dinner during daytime and heat up with microwave...pfff

Second is more weird, not exactly unacceptable which is fine.So this host mom likes to iron everything, bed sheets,clothes,underwear,socks...I literally don’t understand why xD especially those bed sheets and kids’ panties, anyway, it doesn’t really bother me a lot, i just have to do it instead of questioning.

What’s your experience of being an aupair? :D 

[baluva]

Visiting Ama-la!

My host mother came to visit from Nepal!

I met Ama-la in 2007 when I came to Nepal for the first time. I was excited to live with a host family but was very nervous. My family was also very nervous and shy - and it didn’t help that my host parents don’t speak English!

Read more after the cut!

It took a while to bond but it was worth it! It was great to have a place to come home to and to have a family to decompress with at the end of the day.

And it was a relief for my mother, too. Across the world, she knew I was in a home filled with love and friendship. If I was sick, I had someone to care for me. If I was upset, I had a mother to comfort me. Nothing could mean more.

And we paid the love back - when my siblings came over to the US, Mom opened her arms and heart to them as well.

My mother and I went to see Ama-la this weekend. It was their first time meeting each other.

While there are some cross-cultural and language barriers, their bond was unshakable.

If you are thinking about traveling or staying with a host family and have questions, let me know! It’s not always easy but it’s worth it!

[chilatour]

母女在馬德里相認(笑) Mamá Lucía: You are my only Chinese daughter and the only one who comes see me often 😬❤️👩‍👧 #spanishmom #hostmom #exchangestudent #madrid (at Madrid WorldPride 2017)

[catch-meim-falling]

The best English fish and chips with the best English people . . . . . #uk #england #fishandchips #yum #hostsis #travel #delicious #hostmom (at Cromer Pier)

[chilatour]

Feliz día de la madre, en especial a mi mamá Lucía ❤️ #diadelamadre #mamaespañola #hostmom #ceceda #horreo #asturias #spain

[emma-gerstenkorn-blog]

My host mother doing the dishes, after saying “Emma don’t take pictures from me, my hair isn’t even done”

[atousaabroad-blog]

My host mom and I at Central Copenhagen station!