November is a wonderful time to celebrate family, friends and au pairs. As we are getting ready to celebrate International Au Pair Day and Thanksgiving, why not learn how to say THANK YOU in another language and surprise your international guests by thanking them in their native language. In Afrikaans, say Dankie In Bosnian, say Hvala ti [...]
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Sandra H. from Germany, in Stephanie Harris's central Massachusetts cluster spent one afternoon a week, for 4 weeks teaching about Germany in the Sutton Early Learning Center and Elementary School. Sandra shares her experience about her class, Passport Around the World: Germany. In my class there were eight children from kindergarten to second grade. It [...]
Today is World Kindness Day! This is what Brazilian au pair Gabriela C. (in Kaylan Philip's New Jersey cluster) had to say "Plant Kindness and you WILL reap kindness." World Kindness Day, first launched in 1998, is celebrated annually on November 13th. On this day, participants attempt to make the world a better place by [...]
South African au pair Nadine N. was selected by community counselor Cindy Garruba as an Au Pair in America Explorer. This post will be a bit different from past posts as Nadine has written an essay about being an Au Pair in America Explorer which we would like to share. Nadine's Message to Au [...]
International Education Week is taking place November 18-22, 2019. We invite au pairs and host families to share your experiences with us! International Education Week (IEW) began in 2000 and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and the U.S. Department of Education. This important week is observed [...]
