After completing her higher education in Learning & Development in Organisations, Floor wanted to live abroad, although she didn't really have an idea yet where and how she wanted to organise her stay. A visit to The Go-Abroad Fair helped her on her way: "At The Go-Abroad Fair, I went looking for the possibilities. Beforehand, I had already checked which organisations had a stand at the fair, and I did have the idea that I wanted to become an au pair."

Floor's feeling was strengthened by conversations with former au pairs, after which she decided to gather additional information. "After The Go-Abroad Fair, I went to an information evening organised by Cultural Care; it became increasingly clear to me that this was something I was looking forward to. Through Cultural Care, I then entered a 'match system', a kind of 'Tinder for au pairs'. I got in touch with a family in New Jersey, half an hour away from New York, with whom it clicked immediately." 

Although Covid caused some bumps in the road for a while, it became an experience of a lifetime. "The host family was great. The weekends I was free, and I also had two weeks holiday during which I could travel with friends - other au pairs. I also thought it was SO cool to live abroad for a whole year." That is why Floor has a valuable tip for all prospective visitors to The Go-Abroad Fair: "Don't just go and look at all those stands, but afterwards actually do it! Go and study or work abroad for a year; it is SO incredibly rewarding!"