Gap years can be a fun, valuable investment in your future if you use them to learn a new language. And the best ways to do that are through a homestay or by working as a Language Au Pair.
You could easily spend your gap year backpacking, having fun and partying on the beach. While that would be fun, you could also have a great time but with something valuable to show potential employers at the end by doing it another way.
How does this sound? Stay for free in some amazing places; live with local families for a few days, weeks, or even months; experience new lifestyles; get inside another culture; all while gaining informal teaching experience during your gap year.
If that sounds good, you should consider planning your career break or gap year either working as a ‘Language Au Pair’ or by staying with a homestay family.
Forget the traditional definition of ‘Au Pair’. You will have no domestic duties on this gap year. Travelling the world as a Language Au Pair is a new approach to working holidays. Booking through Lingoo, the world’s biggest language exchange and homestay club, allows you to plan an unforgettable gap year by staying in the homes of local families. Your hosts provide authentic local meals and accommodation while you teach them conversation skills in your own language. Some hosts even offer a modest salary.
To spend your gap year as a Language Au Pair, you don’t need a formal teaching qualification. You’re also not expected to plan and deliver formal lessons. You just need an interest in people and a desire to help them improve their conversational language skills in your native language. You must also be aged 18-30, unmarried, and have no dependants.
If this is you, then you can start planning the gap year holiday of a lifetime now. You can choose where you stay, when, and for how long. To help you plan, you can see pictures of hosts and their homes in detailed online profiles, read reviews from other guests who have stayed with them, and even contact hosts to get to know them before you book.
You can start planning your gap year when you join Lingoo as a Language Au Pair. You’ll find lots of tips and advice on how to plan a great trip on our site.
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