Flag Day will be celebrated on June 14, and with it is the Global Awareness second annual Flag Day Contest! Global Awareness and Au Pair in America has asked our au pairs to enter the contest by submitting creative expressions of their country's flag. For some ideas, see last year's entries
Entries are due by June 5 and winners will be announced on June 14, Flag Day!
Diana Leonardi’s au pairs really are “part of the family.” In this photo, Diana is shown with children Juliana and Lorenzo, and 5 of her au pairs: Teye (Thailand), Ann (Thailand), Inese (Latvia), Nat (Thailand) and Sai (Thailand). All came to visit for Juliana’s First Holy Communion! I talked with Diana about her success in the Read more…
Cinco de Mayo has come to signify Hispanic and Mexican pride and a time to celebreate the rich culture. Today, this holiday is celebrated by Mexicans and especially the Hispanic community in the U.S. It is a time of song, dance, partying and in general, a time to be proud to be of Hispanic descent! Read more…
Songkran 2013 Dates When: 13th – 15th April, 2013 Where: Thailand Water Festival in Thailand (Songkran) – You will get wet on the 13th of April – if you happen to be in Thailand. It’s a given that you won’t escape the water pistols, the water balloons and buckets of water as the Thais celebrate Read more…
Chen Li Ng, known to her friends at Au Pair in America as Mia is an active participant in the Global Awareness program, submitting original songs, with her friend, Celine, that express her experience with cultural exchange. Mia’s counselor, Chris Sherman has been a great support to Mia during her time in CT, facilitating an Read more…
I recently heard from Cindy Garruba, a counselor on the northshore of Long Island. Cindy is a great supporter of cultural exchange and recently shared feedback she’d received from one of her Brazilian au pairs, Patricia. Patricia, wrote, “The two years that I lived in America (2010-2012) changed my impressions about Americans and about their way of Read more…