You want to study in France, but you can't find a place to live, you don't feel ready to live alone, you don't have the means to be independent, or many other reasons?
We have the solution: you can be an Au Pair during your studies!
Yes, studying ๐ง๐ and being an au pair ๐ง๐ผ can be a good plan to allow you to be part of a great family, to live an amazing experience, and at the same time to continue your studies (in the big city you've been dreaming of since you were little ๐ญ...) while saving money!
There are lots of advantages to choose this way of life:
An au pair is a youth aged 18 - 30 years old who look after the children of his / her host family, a maximum of 30 hours per week for a European and 25 hours per week for a non-European.
You have some tasks to do:
You will also be asked to help with some light household chores like cooking ๐จ๐ณ for the children, taking care of their laundry ๐งบ, making sure their bedrooms are tidy, but emptying the dishwasher, clean the kitchen after cooking and all the daily household tasks as well.
If your schedule is not too busy, that's perfect!
That already happened with formers au pair. They came to Paris and became a student at the same time. Feel free to check their experience doing both.
๐ Jimena interview, studying a master in digital marketing.
๐ Justin interview, studying English and cinema.
โ ๏ธ If you want to be a student and an Au Pair at the same time, just make sure your schedule would "match" the family's needs. Not all families have the same schedule, it depends on many things like the parents' jobs, how far the school is, and the children's age too.
Just keep in mind that if you have a busy schedule as a student, it might be difficult to find a host family.
And if we can give you some advice, be really motivated and above all well organized to do these both experiences at the same time! ๐ช