This multi-day holiday is celebrated in Mexico and Latin America between October 31-Nov 2. Here amongst the beautiful diversity of the US, we find celebrations and ornamentation that is also highighting the festivities, but how can we ensure we understand the difference? Let's learn more. Day of the Dead or Dia de Muertos has [...]
Au Pair In America Community Counselors are as unique and diverse as our au pairs. Global Awareness caught up with one in Denver, Colorado, Laura Mauger, to hear her story and seek advice on the upcoming celebrations of Indigenous People's Day. Here is what Laura shared from her past and her advice as we celebrate [...]
Meaning of a “unknown” word Peace is a word, not often used it only means good but most of the time it will get refused. It is rare to find and easy to break and some people say they have it, but it is fake. So what does that word actually mean? Has anybody the [...]
Au Pair in America Explorer for March Nicolle F. from Brazil in Elaine Lyon's Alexandria, VA cluster. Nicolle is spending her year on program in Alexandria, VA. She has been very active not only attending all the cluster meetings and helping out new au pairs, but she also volunteers every weekend at the church Sunday [...]
Au Pair in America Explorer for February Aluska D. from Brazil in Carol Perry's Bainbridge Island, WA cluster. Aluska's community counselor Carol Perry has nominated Aluska for the Au Pair in America Explorer recognition. Aluska is enrolled in the UCLA program for her educational requirements. As many of the nominated Explorers have done, Aluska also [...]
Au Pair in America Explorer for January Johanna K. from Germany in Marianne Grandin's New Canaan, CT cluster. Johanna's community counselor Marianne Grandin has nominated Johanna for the Au Pair in America Explorer recognition. Marianne let us know that Johanna: "Has booked a weekend class to Washington DC with several other au pairs in my [...]
Happy Holidays to all the au pairs who have been our Global Awareness ambassadors this year. We are humbled to see how so many work so hard to promote multi-cultural understanding and build cross-cultural bridges by sharing their knowledge with the children in their communities. Thank you for your participation this year and we are [...]
Au Pair in America Explorers for December Community Counselors have identified these two au pairs as the Au Pair in America Explorers for December. Suzette H. from Panama in Jasmin Newsome's Baton Rouge, LA cluster. Suzette received many accolades from her host family about her assimilating into their life style. What was fun to read [...]
