{"id":15679,"date":"2013-02-05T16:08:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apex-social.org\/?p=15679"},"modified":"2023-12-29T20:43:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T19:43:35","slug":"goodbye-germany-hello-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apex-social.org\/blog\/goodbye-germany-hello-new-york-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Germany \u2013 Hello New York City!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15679\" class=\"elementor elementor-15679\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd17bae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bd17bae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0a06c ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e0a06c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\tAnke S. ist als PROaupair nach New York gegangen &#8211; die atemberaubendste Stadt der Welt. Uns erz\u00e4hlt sie, welche Top 6 Dinge in ihrem Koffer nicht fehlen durften und wie sie die Ankunft in der Metropole empfand.\n\nMy personal story about leaving Germany and becoming a Professional Au Pair in NYC\nMy First Flight \u2013 Hamburg to New York\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b4442 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32b4442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_text_clip&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Okay, breathe . . .<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15d23b ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e15d23b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>. . . everything will be fine! You won\u2019t get lost in the airport, that\u2019s not possible and everybody will help you. Airport personnel are always nice\u2026 hopefully!<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4ad01 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca4ad01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Those were my thoughts before I flew for the first time in my life \u2013 to spend a year as a Professional Au Pair in NYC. I was quite nervous as you can tell, not because I was afraid of the actual flight or being away from home. I was scared because the airport was humongous and I was in an unfamiliar city.<\/p><p>Saying goodbye was almost simple because I had bigger worries!<\/p><p>With a big excited smile, a nervous prickling in my stomach, and a feeling that I was about to start a new life, I slowly began to calm down after taking leave from my family.<\/p><p>I realized very fast that I felt pretty comfortable in an airport. There were signs everywhere that helped me find my way and my hope (that everybody would be nice) came true!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d18dc ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29d18dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_text_clip&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There is not much space in my luggage and a lot that I\u2019ll have to leave behind in Germany ... so what is important enough for me to bring?\n\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00c55d ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b00c55d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Top 6 Things in my Luggage<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Photos of my friends, family and dog<\/li><li>My cuddle-pillow \ud83d\ude42<\/li><li>My \u201cgoodbye\u201d presents: memory book from my friends, New York Travelguide, and necklaces<\/li><li>Laptop<\/li><li>Two cameras \u2013 The city that never sleeps will offer a lot of opportunities to take pictures<\/li><li>An address book<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28b394 ob-harakiri-inherit ob-has-background-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d28b394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_harakiri&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_harakiri_writing_mode&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_poopart_use&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ob_shadough_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_allow_hoveranimator&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I was excited to start my new life from scratch with almost nothing in my bag. New York also turned out to be the perfect place to fill up my wardrobe without any problem \u2013 who would have thought?!<\/p><h3>Welcome to NYC &amp; Culture Shock<\/h3><p>\u201cWow, where should I look first? Why is there a rat in the street\u2026 and another one\u2026 and another one? Hey, those people are crossing the street during a red light \u2013 that\u2019s not allowed! The buildings are so tall; I feel like I\u2019m falling backwards when I look up. Why is it so hot? I can\u2019t breathe! People are everywhere. Is it just me or is everyone running from place to place? Help! Slow down, please!\u201d<\/p><p>The first days in NYC were super exciting and also very exhausting for me. I had to deal with the jetlag and \u201cunderstanding\u201d the New Yorker way of life, which is not only very stressful but also in ENGLISH! I have never had to go about my daily routine and deal with a different language being used before. Although my host mother is German, I was still overwhelmed.<\/p><h3>First Days Away From Home<\/h3><p>Surprisingly, I didn\u2019t miss my family that much. It was just new to not have them around, but I was used to that because I moved out of my family\u2019s house when I was 16 years old. I hung up the pictures of everyone back home and that seemed to solve to my problem.<\/p><p>It definitely helps that my host family has a phone contract that allows me to call my family in Germany which I really enjoy. I really LOVE Skype too! It\u2019s the perfect way to stay in touch with those who are far away. It makes it wonderfully easy to connect the six hours that separate me from my home country now.<\/p><h3>Working &amp; Living with a Foreign Family<\/h3><p>\u201cWhere are the cups? Could you help me figure out the subway system? I forgot the way to the playground, could you maybe write it down for me? Are there any new diapers? I like what you just cooked \u2013 yes, it\u2019s new to me and I\u2019ve never had that before but I like it!\u201c<\/p><p>I felt like a child, having questions about EVERYTHING. Plus being tired all the time because of the jetlag and so much going on at once. But I realized fast that it only gets easier with time. My host family was really supportive and I became more confident with everything.<\/p><p>Working and living with a new family is challenging. It is not only a new and big adjustment for the Au Pair, but also for the host family!<\/p><h4>My tip is to be yourself!<\/h4><p>Ask as many questions as you need to (I often asked twice or more times because I couldn\u2019t keep everything in my head at once!). Also try to speak openly with your host family and express your thoughts.<\/p><p>Being a (Pro) Au Pair in NYC is new and a little difficult at the beginning but also very exciting. 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