Host Families
Host Families
The Michelson Family
Au Pair Extraordinaire Families
Dear Au Pair,
Welcome to America and to our home. We are thrilled that you are considering a year in our family. We want you to feel comfortable and happy during your stay so we though a few details might help you with American life.
We have two children, aged 7 and 5. They are adventurous, active and curious kids. They love playing outside on the swings, climbing the jungle gym, riding their bikes, building forts, running races, playing soccer etc. Inside they like cooking, dancing, doing puzzles, art projects, playing with lego blocks, playing ‘make believe’. The basic rule of thumb is they’ll try anything once. On the quiet side they enjoy reading books, drawing and building with blocks.
The Murphy Family
Au Pair in America Families
Murphy Family – Seattle, Washington
We have been in the Au Pair in America program for three years now and searching for our next au pair. We have been very blessed with our previous au pairs. We continue to be very interested in bringing an au pair into our home primarily, of course, for the help she can bring to our busy family, but also for the opportunity to share different life experiences and perspectives with us and our children. We are an outgoing and happy couple and we think our home is a comfortable environment for someone interested in experiencing life in America. In return we would expect that our au pair would be respectful of our values and our property and will work with us in creating an open, honest and comfortable relationship.
The Schindler Family
Au Pair Extraordinaire Families
Hi There!
Let us introduce our family to you. Our eldest is 11 months old, loves music, picture books and exploring everything in her environment. She is crawling, pulling to stand and cruising. She babbles and delights us with her sounds and smiles. We can’t take her out without people stopping us to admire her beautiful face and long hair!
Our 7-year-old middle daughter is a sweetheart and loves to play with her toy horse and cars, enjoys puzzles and drawing. She has a great sense of humor and smile that can light up a room. She is smart, creative, determined and always sympathetic to others. Our oldest daughter is 9 years old. She is creative, studious, loves music and art, and loves to read. A school bus picks her up at around 7:30am and drops her off around 4pm. Her after school activities include dance and piano lessons.
The Runkle Family
Au Pair in America Families
Runkle family – Sarasota, Florida
My husband and I are originally from Washington where we met at college, got married and moved to the lovely beaches of Florida a few years later. We are both water sport fanatics and love living by the ocean. Our comfortable home is a stones throw from the beach, has 5 bedrooms and a lovely garden where we have many BBQ’s. You will have a private room with shower and separate entrance.
The Schwartz Family
Au Pair Extraordinaire Families
Our family is a warm and loving family of four. We are looking to add a fifth member by having an au pair join us for a year. We have two adorable girls. Our oldest has a sunny disposition and is always smiling. Our youngest is a happy child with a wonderful imagination. We have been married for 15 years and are both very easy going and friendly people. We work about 17 miles from our home.
The Washington D.C area is a dynamic and exciting place to be and there is always a lot to see and do. Since DC is the nation’s capitol, there are always lots of special events going on. There are a number of museums, theaters and monuments to explore. We look forward to helping our au pair explore the area. We are looking for someone who loves children and who will bring her creativity and sense of fun in caring for them with her to the United States. We believe good communication is key and think that it is absolutely essential to the au pair/host family relationship.
The Rohan Family
Au Pair in America Families
Rohan Family – Bethesda, Maryland
My wife and I have been happily married for 12 years now. I work as a journalist for a local newspaper and my wife has a career in fashion. We love to travel, enjoy outdoor sports activities and try to have fun regardless of what we’re doing. We love to experience new things and places and would describe ourselves as adventurous. We have travelled to many African countries, Egypt, Greece, Turkey, Thailand, England and the list goes on! We are planning on doing a lot more travelling and understand some of the feelings that au pair go through when they first arrive in the US – a new country with a completely different culture.
The Dowd Family
Au Pair in America Families
Dowd Family – Chicago, Illinois
We are excited about bringing another au pair into our home to assist with the children and to become part of our family.
I work in the travel industry and my husband for an Information Technology company. My job is full time and I travel a lot. My husband’s office is about 25 minutes from home. Our three boys aged 6, 8 and 10 are pupils at the local school just minutes from our house. They are wonderful active children and enjoy arts and crafts, reading, sports and playing with friends.
We live in a modest, but beautiful home that sits on a quarter acre of property. We have lots of neighbours and very close to our main town center where you’ll find shops, salons, libraries, restaurants and cafes