Is this normal?
Hello! I'm from europe and currently being an aupair in asia. It is my first time as an Aupair and the family here is very nice but i'm a bit unsure if this is how everything is supposed to be. The Child is 12 and I'm mostly here to spend some time with her an speak some english with her for practice. The Child has school everyday until 5pm and i'm comming with the parents to pick her up around 4pm, but before that I have no duties, no cleaning, no cooking, no helping with anything, i'm allowed to do whatever I want, and after school we have dinner and the the child has to do homework until like 9pm so there isnt even much time for me to play or speak much with the child. On the weekends i spend a bit more time with the Child but their answers are always eithee Yes, no, Maybe or I dont know so it is a bit hard for me to keep up conversation, but the parents dont really seem to care. So now I'm spending most of the time either in my room or going outside alone and exploring the city.
Is this not normal for an aupair or am I just very lucky to get such an easy opportunity? Because I'm not nearly working the agreed hours that i'm supposed to and I dont really understand why the family hired me