{"id":9607,"date":"2019-08-28T15:03:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T19:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.aupairusa.org\/au-pairs\/?p=9607"},"modified":"2020-08-18T15:05:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T19:05:42","slug":"what-surprised-daniela-about-being-an-au-pair-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.aupairusa.org\/au-pairs\/cultural-exchange-stories\/what-surprised-daniela-about-being-an-au-pair-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"What Surprised Daniela About Being an Au Pair in the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Surprised Me About Being An Au Pair | Daniela from Mexico\" width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZjSYNA9hi4I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Au pair Daniela, from Mexico, has always been passionate about spending time with children. 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