Just to give you an idea....the gated community in which the country club exists boasts a median resident income of $350K per year. Affluent...yes.
Anyway, one morning I was helping a young mother gain access to the fitness center and she introduced me to a young, South American male that she called her Au Pair.
I had never heard this term and figured that the Au Pair was paid a handsome wage to simply watch the kids, buy groceries, and hang out by the pool (which he does).
Then I did a little Googling and found that an Au Pair as defined by Dictionary.com, is a young foreigner who does domestic work for a family in exchange for room and board and a chance to learn the family's language.
Then I found out that there are several online matching services and associations for this position or profession...I don't know what you'd call it exactly.
But anyway, I learned something new and had I not researched the topic I would have continued believing that an Au Pair was paid help rather than free.
Moral: learn something new everyday.
