Au Pair Extraordinaire Families

The Michelson Family

Our son is an active boy. He is on the go most of the day, asks lots of questions and wants to be included in everything. He is curious and has an active imagination as well as being sympathetic with other people. Something you can count on is that he likes to help whenever and wherever he can. Our daughter is also curious but in a less demanding way. She loves playing dress up and could spend hours drawing, painting or listening to music. She can be extremely silly. She enjoys projects such as cooking or journal writing.

My husband and I enjoy sports like running, hiking, biking, sailing, kayaking, skiing, swimming and we try to do these things as much as we can. When we take a vacation we like to take it somewhere we can do one or more of these activities. Our apartment in Boston has 3 bedrooms and is right downtown. From our apartment it is a 5-minute walk to the subway and buses. We spend our time between here and Connecticut. Our house there is in a small village about 1 hour from New York City and right on the water. The ‘big’ kids are in school 5 days a week from 7:30am until 4pm. There are also some after school activities 1 to 2 times a week. In addition to doing drop off and pick up you will need to help get them ready some mornings and organize dinner and bedtime between 4 and 8pm.

As our au pair you will have your own room and bathroom in the apartment and the house in Connecticut. You will have a TV and access to the Internet to stay in touch with your family and friends. Our experience with au pairs has been excellent. We are honoured to host another au pair in our home and look forward to the exchange of ideas and customs that an au pair situation affords. We believe it is fundamental to the education of our children that they understand and appreciate people of all cultures.