Jessica T. in Patty Antreasian's Baltimore, MD cluster presented about Brazil to a group of 23 Kindergarten students. Jessica shared her experience from that day: "The kids interacted with me in the whole time, they discovered the meaning of which color in our flag and the meaning of the stars; also we talked about a [...]
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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 [...]
There were so many great entries again this year but we have chosen 3 au pair entries as the top winners. In addition, Community Counselor Carol Benton receives special recognition for her cluster's work on the flag puzzle. Thank you to all the au pairs that participated. All entries can be seen here. Milena C. [...]
Community Counselors have identified these two au pairs as the Au Pair in America Explorers for March. Giovanna R. from Brazil in Dominique Ortiz's Virginia cluster. Giovana joined Dominique's cluster in November. She has been a wonderful addition to her host family and has already accomplish a lot in the 4 months that she has [...]
We received many great entries entries from our au pairs for the International Women's Day contest. We'd like to feature one entry in particular and highlight several others. Isabella Q. from Brazil I remember dreaming about living an exchange experience since I was a teenager. Looking back to my last two years as an Au [...]
Thaís in Dominique's Arlington cluster presented about Brazil for World Thinking Day for Elaine Lyons Alexandria cluster. Thaís tells about her day: "My first Global Awareness presentation was in New Life Church in Alexandria, VA and there were 8 girls with ages 5 to 10 years old. We were talking about Brazil, about its culture, [...]
Brazilian au pair Aline is spending her year in Jennifer Stein's Texas cluster. As part of her UCLA educational requirement Aline took the opportunity to introduce her culture to 2nd grade students at the Adventist Christian Academy of Texas in Loop, Texas. Aline taught the children about the significance of the three colors of the [...]
