Cassia F. from Brazil in Melissa Oro's Milwaukee, WI cluster. My au pair experience can be influence in my future on the way I would be give education to my children, because I appreciate the way my host mom do that, as she teach them to think about life, or what is the better way [...]
Ellis C. from Brazil in Susan Grubstein's Brooklyn, NY cluster: Courage...to start the process, to move on, to say goodbye, to arrive in another country and to live in this new culture. Courage is what I will bring to my future, courage to move forward without fear of someone stopping me and saying what I [...]
Roberta L. from Brazil in Andrea Wax's Queens, NY cluster: The au pair experience influences women to be strong and love themselves and that's how we can impact other girls in our home country. The program educates you to be independent, responsible, accept other cultures and habits and to enjoy your own company. After a [...]
Vivian O. from Brazil in Stephanie Harris's Worcester, MA cluster: Being a woman is not an easy thing. During the whole mankind history women have had rejected all the significance they have as a society member. As a country in development, Brazil has obtained a lot of progress regarding gender equality and women rights. However, [...]
Global Awareness is a great resource for "International Nights" and au pairs as well as their host children's schools have benefited from sharing culture, food, and information about various countries. Having a live person who has direct knowledge of the culture of a particular country makes it real for the kids who travel from booth [...]
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 [...]
Global Awareness presentations are great in the classrooms, but also at Girl Scouts events! World Thinking Day is celebrated by the Girl Scouts and Alexandria, VA-based Community Counselor Elaine Lyons shared with us some pictures of one her au pairs presenting. What a great way for these girls to learn about Brazil! Au pairs can [...]
Brazilian au pair Camilly R. is spending her year in Myra Weinberg's New Jersey cluster. As part of her UCLA course requirement she embraced the opportunity to present in her host kid's 1st grade classroom about her home country. Here is an account of her experience: "The presentation took place in the Bedwell Elementary School, [...]
