All Posts by Marion Ruhland

My au pair stay with South America Inside was fantastic. From the fast and reliable placement process to my stay itself, everything went smoothly.

After graduating from high school, it was clear to me that I would like to go abroad. Best to South America to consolidate my Spanish. After receiving a confirmation of an apprenticeship in January, I wanted to go abroad as soon as possible.

Since I am studying English and Spanish as a teacher and I have already studied both languages ​​for one semester abroad, I wanted to try something completely different. So I used my last semester break to not only get to know a new country and a new culture, but above all to give back to society!

Since I have a very boring job in administration and wanted to do something meaningful once in my life, I took a two-month break from my work to do volunteer work in South America.

My experience as an au pair has been fantastic so far. But let me start at the beginning. When I started organizing everything and getting information, I was immediately impressed by the great support from Chile Inside. My contact person always answered questions immediately, no matter how trivial they seemed …

Hola. My name is Marlene, I’m 18 years old and I’ve been an au pair in Chile for almost 3 months. My host family consists of mom, dad, a 2 year old girl and two boys, 4 and 5 years old. We live here in Chicureo, about 20 km outside of Santiago …

Conclusion, I would visit it again because it is a beautiful country and I have only had positive experiences. Be it with humans as well as with animals.

First of all: Costa Rica as a travel destination is highly recommended! Especially for me as a biology student, besides the open-minded population, the world’s largest biodiversity and the most diverse vegetation zones such as mountains, dry forest, rain or cloud forest are simply stunning!

Nayeli has become my little sister and nothing can change that. And when she falls asleep in the evening with the words “I love you, big sister”, I know that I have made the right decision. Then I am sure that my year in Chile is a unique experience that I would not exchange for anything in the world despite some depths and challenges.

My time at the hostel in Arica in February / March 2016 was totally impressive! The owners of the hostel – Ross from New Zealand and Beatriz from Arica – were in my advanced age, very nice and relaxed even in the biggest hustle and bustle.