Full Immersion
Take care of your host family's children and learn or improve a new language you'll pick up in the process.
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Homestay tutors volunteer to teach conversational English to a screened host family and receive free room and board.
Help a family learn English. For 1, 2, or 3 months. You'll become a part of the community.
When your host family learns English, you're leaving a lifetime skill that they (and you) will never forget.
Au Pairs take care of the children, help with homework, keeps children's rooms & play areas clean, and prepares snacks and meals for the children for about 30 hours a week.
Depending on the location, you can be an au pair for a month or up to a year. You'll become a part of the community.
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Au Pairs help the children with their homework and assist in keeping children’s rooms and play areas clean. They prepare snacks and meals for the children and drop them off or pick them up from school or activities.
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This is an immersion opportunity. Depending on the location, you can be an au pair for a month or up to a year. You'll become a part of the community.
Au Pairs help the children with their homework and assist in keeping children’s rooms and play areas clean. They prepare snacks and meals for the children and drop them off or pick them up from school or activities.
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An Au Pair takes care of the children in a carefully screened host family and also tutors them in English during scheduled hours. These scheduled hours are agreed upon between the au pair and host family in advance. Au Pairs help the children with their homework and assist in keeping children’s rooms and play areas clean. They prepare snacks and meals for the children and drop them off or pick them up from school or activities.
With The Cultural Exchange Project, your host family is screened carefully. In addition, you have the ultimate safety net … local coordinators you can call on anytime. All of this is to ensure you have a safe, comfortable environment and that your host family is a suitable host. Receive a clear set of guidelines and expectations that are set with your host family. Through monthly meetups, make new friends with other au pairs during your time abroad. Don't take your chances on a host family that has not undergone any screening. The Cultural Exchange Project provides a supportive network of agencies and other au pairs nearby.
You'll have so much fun living in your new community. Also, you have a unique opportunity to learn or improve another language!
It won’t take long for the locals to start recognizing you and for you to consider your host community your new, temporary home. It’s real and authentic. Wake up each day and feel a connection.
Take care of your host family's children and learn or improve a new language you'll pick up in the process.
Choose Australia, Frace, Italy, Spain, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, New Zealand, or Spain.
When your host siblings learn English, you're leaving a lifetime skill that they (and you) will never forget.
Cultural Exchange is incredibly important in our shared world today. We're very proud of these program values.
This experience will look great on your CV or Resume. Learn a new language in an immersion setting. Contribute a skill that will last a lifetime.
Your host family is screened carefully. Also, you have the ultimate safety net: local coordinators and full-time staff in-country you can call on anytime. All of this is to ensure you have a safe, comfortable environment and that your host family is a suitable host. Receive a clear set of guidelines and expectations that are set with your host family. Through monthly meetups with other au pairs, make new friends during your time abroad.
We take our time making a match because it is impossible to change a host family based on location, for example. However, once you are on the program and if issues arise, we maintain emergency families and can step in and help. This is extremely rare.
We recommend focusing on family interviews and choosing your location based on the host family that you really “connect with.” Let the family connection guide your decision on where you will live.
What you can do is tell us the area where you’d like to be and whether or not you’d like a large city, a small town, or a rural placement. And we’ll try our best.
Remember … the host families choose us when they need an au pair and so timing is everything. There are many locations that you may not have considered prior to applying that are fantastic places in your country of choice. (We can tell you about many tutors that have loved their locations!)
Do I need to get a visa?
If you are staying 2-3 months (France, Italy, Spain) you will not need a visa. If you are going to France for 4+ months, you'll need the Au Pair visa. For New Zealand and Australia (6 or 12 months), you'll need to qualify for the Working Holiday visa. In Germany (4+ months) you need an A1 CEFR level of German and you'll get your visa there. The Netherlands (12 months only) will give the visa in The Netherlands when you apply there with your host family.
When can I book my flights?
DO NOT book any flights until you are matched with your host family. They will go over several arrival dates with you. We'll tell you when it's safe to book your airfare.
How long can I stay on the program?
Italy and Spain for up to 3 months. France, Germany, and The Netherland, up to 12 months. New Zealand and Australia either 6 or 12 months.
Do I need to speak the local language?
Nope! Although if you arrive with a little knowledge of the local language, it is going to be a little easier for you. The only exception is Germany, where you will need a CEFR level of A1 to qualify for the visa.
I've heard bringing a gift to the host family is a good thing?
Who doesn't like a present? We recommend bringing something that represents where you are from. Maple syrup, pancake mix, a coffee mug are a few ideas.
Do I have free time?
Yes! Anywhere from 1 to 2 days off per week. That schedule will be part of your discussion with the host family.
Will my host family speak English?
Count on them knowing basic English.
Can I be placed with a travel companion?
Unfortunately, host families needing an au pair only have one au pair in the home at a time. So we are unable to provide a homestay for anyone except one au pair per household. If you want to apply with someone else, they would be placed with another family. We would try hard to find a host family so you would be close to one another, but we could not guarantee that. We are successful most of the time.
How long does it take to be placed with a family?
If you can give us 90-days, we will succeed in an awesome placement. Some tutors want a last-minute placement. We charge extra for that. The longer we have to make the match, the better program you're going to have.
What can I do in my free time?
As you read the Blog posts from former au pairs, here are a few things they've done:
What if I don’t like my placement when I arrive or I have host family issues? Can I move?
Before you depart, we connect you via email, phone and Skype with your new host family. You’ll have all the details you want before you ever leave home. GeoVisions spends a great deal of time on match-making. It is the only way the program will be successful. There needs to be a “connection” between you and your host family.
But after you arrive if you’re having issues, we have a way to start the process to fix things or, change your placement, if necessary. This is extremely rare, but we’ve done this long enough to know things can come up on all sides.
Will I be a part of the family or an employee?
Some of our au pairs tell us the bond they form with their host family can last a lifetime. We know some au pairs who actually fly back a few years later for a reunion or to attend a milestone event for one of the children they cared for.
You will participate in family activities, share cultures, and make friends in your new community and with other au pairs in the area.
Should I become an au pair?
Becoming an au pair is a serious position … and while you do get paid to travel … your main responsibilities are the children you care for. While you might consider yourself patient, fun-loving and perfect for a job like this … think about how responsible you are and your previous experience with children under your care. If you’re ready … we have incredible families who need you right away, living in amazing locations. It's an amazing cultural exchange!
I'm from the European Union (EFTA or EEA). Do I still need to go through the long term visa requirements?
Citizens of full European (EFTA, EEA) Member Countries are able to live and work in Italy without a visa or work permit. There is no visa application. GeoVisions will supply an eager host family who has been screened and EU citizens just need to show up on the agreed-upon date to begin the Au Pair duties.
Live like a local while providing childcare to your host family and get paid!
No official start dates. Travel when you can manage it.
Wide range of ages. 18 to 35 depending on the country is possible.
Total immersion. Teach a language ... learn a language.
Learn or improve the language of your host family.
You simply need a high school diploma or above.
Host families are screened. Some have even hosted with us before.
Use our own tutor guide with lots of English lessons if you need ideas.
1 to 2 days off each week giving you time to explore.