After I spent one year in the States WITHOUT keeoing a journal, I decided that everything should change for my additional 9 months. I came here in COtober 2005 as an Au Pair from Germany. It has always been my dream to spend a loooong time in the USA. And because High School scholarships didn't work I had to think of something else. Being an Au Pair mean WORK but also FUNFUNFUN. I get $140 a week (which is not much) but with some savings I was able to do some awesome trips to New York City (not far away from my home in Connecticut), the Niagara Falls, Mt. Washington, Dudlye Town, Yale, Priceto... full info