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Italo DeLucca, a 26-year-old Brazilian au pair, is truly the epitome of making the most<\/a> of his au pair experience. When he arrived in the U.S. on January 6, 2022, he was excited to improve his English, experience life in the U.S., and take care of his host children. It felt like a dream!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after, he started to experience homesickness and culture shock, which is not uncommon for au pairs to face during their time abroad. Coming from a tropical climate to being in freezing temperatures in New York City\u2019s winter was a big shift. Layer in Italo\u2019s shyness and slow start to making friends plus missing his home, he wasn\u2019t sure he’d make it the whole year.
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Au pair Italo DeLucca, 26, in New York City<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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In March, Italo realized a resource he wasn\u2019t tapping into that could turn everything around for him. He started searching for a local K-pop dance group to join.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K-pop<\/a> had been a passion of his since pre-pandemic times. He\u2019d discovered this genre of music a while back in Brazil. Despite its lack of popularity in his small city, Italo began learning the dances alone in his room. He then found a group to join and dance with, although he had to drive over 100km to get there.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He applied to join a number of K-pop groups. He completed the forms and made some demo videos.  By May 2022, he had auditioned and was quickly accepted as a member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As months went on, Italo joined other K-pop groups as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe all have the same goal, which is to film and post on Youtube. Even though many of the groups have the same people, each group has a different style.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining these groups allowed Italo not only to make close friends with similar interests during his au pair experience, but also to pursue his passion for dancing K-pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some people use dance to express themselves. I see it as exercise and a way to have fun. I love the music style, outfits, and choreography. I have so much joy doing it. This is also healing my inner child and my inner teenager. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve always wanted to do\u2014to dance with people and be seen. I\u2019m having fun and I\u2019m making a dream come true for my younger self.
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Au pair Italo DeLucca performing with his K-pop group<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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Italo is now on his extension year in the au pair program and will return to Brazil in January 2024. Fortunately, since the pandemic, K-pop has grown a lot in the state where he is from. No more driving 100km for practice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based on social media I can see lots of friends doing the same thing I\u2019m doing here. So, I think it will be easier for me to join them when I return since there are more options. I can also start my own since I now have the experience of dancing in NYC.
<\/p>\nItalo<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Italo\u2019s advice to future au pairs\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It might be hard at first, but you\u2019ll find your tribe. You\u2019ll find where you belong. I am really, really shy. But, I knew I needed to work on that, especially if I wanted to dance. Don\u2019t give up. If you find something you want to do: cooking, dancing, arts and crafts, anything you want to do and people invite you to join them, put your shyness aside. It will all be worth it. If it wasn\u2019t for my K-pop group, I probably wouldn\u2019t be here in my second year enjoying myself so much. This is an amazing experience and you won\u2019t regret it.<\/p>\nItalo<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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