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 [...]
Czech au pair Marie H. in Marianne Grandin's New Canaan cluster spent an afternoon in South School's fourth grade. Marie sent us a write up about her experience: "I started my presentation with questions. I asked students if they have ever been to Europe. I was surprised that almost half of the students have been [...]
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 celebrating and promoting good deeds and pledging acts of kindness, either as individuals or as organizations. Au Pair in America au pairs are invited to participate in our World [...]
Au Pair in America Explorer for September Solenne T. from France in Melinda Brooks' Massachusetts cluster. Melinda nominated Solenne as an Au Pair in America Explorer because she said: " Solenne attended a majority of her cluster meetings, and most of our additional cultural enrichment regional meetings. She was a reliable welcomer to all new [...]
Where Peace is Found On a morning of tense stillness, As every day has to be won, Gazing at dawn, small and clueless, Humans wondered where Peace had gone. Like a story, never yet heard, Echos of hope still to be found, They seeked the calmness of this word From upper space to underground. But [...]
What Remains in the Ashes of the Past? I was afraid the other night It came to my mind, with no reason, tons of things Some of them were things that already had happened, Others, things that were happening And others even worse, were things that probably could happen… And then, the outside commentaries about [...]
International Day of Peace Peace - One word, five letters, millions of different definitions, and even more ways for YOU to bring a little bit more peace into our world. According to former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Peace “must be nurtured through the (...) capacities of every man and woman”. You don’t have to [...]
