We were delighted to be asked by Au Pair World to write a blog on our experiences as an au pair couple this summer.

As you will know, or maybe not if you are a newcomer to Hoopla, we spent our summer in Umbria, Italy with a host family living and working on their farm.

While looking after two young kids and helping work on the farm which also doubled as an ‘agri-turismo’ holiday home for other travelers seemed a bit out of our comfort zone, it turned out to be the best decision we’ve made to date.

Our time on the farm in Italy is also useful work experience for house sitting!

Not only do we have a new Italian family, new language skills and pasta bellies we have beautiful memories and we;re sure we’ll keep visiting for years to come.

Read all about our experience on Au Pair World, you never know it could inspire you to do the same!