Happy Holidays!

This holiday season, I received several messages from Japanese au pairs who are already in the United States as an au pair. It has been few months since they arrived to the U.S., and this is their first Christmas and holiday season in the country.

Some local coordinator have her au pairs participate in a volunteer activity during this holiday season to learn the holiday spirit, giving something back. This is an excellent time for au pris to learn more about the U.S. culture.

During the holiday season, many of au pairs will take their vacation and travel other cities to explore America. It is great feeling that my au pairs who used to be bit concerned about coming to the U.S. now enjoying their time in this country.

I thank their host families providing great opportunities to au pairs.

I hope you have a wonderful holiday season.

Happy Holidays!

Learning a cultural difference from holiday gifts

Kids are going to winter break soon.  Parents are busy preparing for holiday gifts to teachers.  I am trying to give something Japanese to teachers so that they can remember my daughter (smile).

In Japan, giving gifts to teachers are NO. Absolutely, no.  Because teachers are considered as public servants.  We can write a letter, but that’s all about it.

Here, we generally give gift cards, some small items, but giving something means showing our appreciation to teachers.

Japanese au pairs currently in the U.S. must be learning a lot during this holiday season.  Please share your thoughts with your au pairs.

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Chiaki is looking for an excellent host family like you!

Chiaki, 26 years old Japanese au pair is hoping to have a host family who is living in the Southern areas or Eastern side of the United States, such as New York, New Jersey, Boston, North Carolina, Washington D.C. area, Maryland, Virginia, Atlanta.  If you would like to have an au pair immediately, and living in the areas that I mentioned, please contact us.

Chiaki has already experienced a year abroad in Australia and did au pair there. She is seeking another au pair experience, this time, in the United States.

She is cheerful, active, and with over 5000 hours of childcare experience including infant care.

If you are interested in speaking with Chiaki, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Holiday season is the time to find your Japanese au pair!

In less than two weeks, kids are going to the exciting winter break. It may be another two weeks of LONG break for parents.
But, spending time with children is great. Hope you will enjoy this holiday season with your family.

Now, this is time for you to review a variety of excellent Japanese au pairs. We worked hard to help assist Japanese au pairs complete their applications.
Since kids are in the winter break, they could join your au pair search and have them talk with prospective au pairs via Skype. Kids know who is the best fit for them.

If you have any questions about Japanese au pairs, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Below link is our currently available Japanese au pairs.

https://usa.aupairjapanese.com/currently-available-japanese-au-pairs/

Au Pair search is slowing down?

The year 2016 is ending soon, and we are going to have several holidays.  During the holidays, matching activities are slowing down.  We would like to stay relaxed and may be tend to push back any decision related big issues until the new year.

BUT, it may be a good idea to start your au pair search now.  Many of our Japanese au pairs who have prepared their application ready are people who planned early.  By starting your matching process early, you will be able to speak with the currently available au pairs who are dedicated and well qualified.

Many of Japanese au pairs’ desired arrival time is Spring 2017 or later. So it is absolutely not too early to start looking at profiles of currently available au pairs.

Below link is for currently available Japanese au pairs and more to come.

If you have any questions about the au pairs, please feel free to contact us.

Currently Available Japanese Au Pairs for USA

 

Received “Dedication to Cultural Exchange Award”!!

InterExchange Au Pair USA’s annual conference finished and I am back to Texas.  The conference was successful and we received many updates about next year’s au pair process.

During the conference, my company received Dedication to Cultural Exchange Award by InterExchange.

This recognition is very important for us.

We have increased the number of Japanese au pairs over the years, at the same time,  we have been trying to improve the quality of our au pairs.

We believe the au pair program is great for young people in the world who are dreaming to see America.  This program has been giving them an opportunities to see America and having them gain experiences for their future career in their own countries upon finishing the program.

We will continue working hard to promote the au pair program to Japanese nationals and promise to send excellent au pairs to you.

Thank you!

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Au Pair Conference in San Diego

I am currently in San Diego, attending annual conference organized by InterExchange Au Pair USA. It is VERY nice weather in San Diego.  I cannot believe it is November.

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We heard updates relating with Au Pair program in the USA. We are also networking with other International Cooperators around the world sending au pairs to InterExchange.

Tomorrow, we are going to have more sessions and have a discussion with local coordinators.

Attending the au pair conference is very important as we can update knowledge on au pair and J-1 exchange program in the USA. Learning trend and regulations, networking with other companies in other countries are critical items we need to maintain the quality of our work.

We all work hard to bring more au pairs. We care quality as well.

We are looking forward to working with au pairs and send more qualified Japanese au pairs for the next year.

It was very short stay in San Diego, BUT, I enjoyed a lot.

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Japanese nationals with overseas experiences

It has been five years since I started recruiting Japanese nationals to the U.S. Au Pair program. Over the years, I have realized more Japanese nationals, especial girls, are experiencing study or work abroad before applying for the au pair in the U.S.

Popular program is, of course, Working Holiday program in Australia or Canada. Participants live, study and work during the program for one year, and they learn to speak in English. Growing number of Japanese nationals are those who are currently in outside Japan, or just returned back from those countries.

I found out people who already experienced studying or living overseas tend to have successful au pair life in the U.S. It maybe because they have already overcome homesickness, and learned how to deal with issues with people from different backgrounds. Language ability is always a plus to understand each other.

I understand the longer the childcare experience is, the better, in general.

BUT, please take a look at an au pair’s profile with less childcare hours compare to those who have thousands of childcare hours. Do not hesitate to start communication and see if the au pair is a good fit for your family.

Some au pairs have experienced homestay in other countries, and associated with host children. They know what does it mean by living with a host family.

Even though, one may not have formal childcare hours, BUT if she/he has younger siblings, they tend to be a good at taking care of children, because they are getting used to playing with siblings for years.

So, please start conversation with Japanese au pairs!

Check our Japanese au pairs! UPDATED!

Currently we have a variety of Japanese au pairs available to match with wonderful host families like you!

Mai Arimoto is 26 years old, and she is a daily driver. Mai has several years of baby sitting experiences. She graduated from a university with English major and also experienced study abroad in the United States.

Yukiko Fukunaga is also 26 years old and she has been working at a childcare center with infant qualified. She is working at a facility that takes care of sick children such as catching a cold with fever etc. but parents need to work.

Yuma Shimizu is a 25 years old, English instructor for children. She loves communicating with children. She loves traveling, and has visited 18 countries by herself. You may want to ask which countries she has visited before!

Megumi Doi is a 25 years old, kindergarten teacher for four years with infant qualified. She wants to use her experience being kindergarten teacher to be an excellent au pair for your family.

Mai Ogami is a 25 years old, ground staff at an airline in Japan. Of course she loves traveling. She also loves taking care of children and is an infant qualified. She is an advanced swimmer.

ALL Japanese au pairs above are looking forward to communicating with you!
The list of currently available au pairs can be found through our web site, AND now on the public website of InterExchange Au Pair USA.

https://www.interexchange.org/become-a-host/au-pair-usa/participants/

Please choose language as JAPANESE, then you will see above au pairs’ brief profile. If you would like to learn more, please click Learn More button and you will be navigated into Sign-up page.

You can review the full list of currently available Japanese au pairs by signing up BUT no financial obligation until you are matched with an au pair.

If you have any questions about our Japanese au pairs, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Would you like to learn more about Japanese culture?

If you are interested in having a Japanese au pair, I assume you are also interested in Japanese culture.

If you go to Facebook page of Embassy of Japan’s Japan Information & Culture Center, you will learn a variety of things of Japan.  The FB page also introduces  or sharing many interesting articles in English about Japan.  Enjoy!

By looking at the below logo of the Japan Information & Culture Center, I am already feeling ZEN!

Japan Information and Cultural Center, Embassy of Japan
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