Cultural Presentation Spotlight – Annika from Germany in TX
Presenting the history, culture and treats from Germany.
The Grateful Au Pair
Au pairs are sharing some thoughts this Thanksgiving week and throughout the end of the year about their incredible cross-cultural adventure ...let these few inspire you...more to come... Jamileth from Peru, living in NV is grateful for: "Giving me a new opportunity to live. Because I came out from my comfort zone and could live, [...]
International Women’s Day – What Can’t Women Do?
GA would like to take a moment to share some history of the day, how we all might get involved in the fight for gender equity around the globe and an opinion piece shared by an au pair currently on program from Germany. Happy International Women's Day! -- The History: International Women’s Day timeline and why [...]
2021 Peace Day Submission – Stella from Germany
Peace There’s a heavy thunderstorm inside of me. It comes with heavy rain, and lightning. Sometimes it even lights up myself. It comes in waves, and sometimes it comes so fast I can’t even find a safe spot to stay dry. There’s a heavy thunderstorm inside of me. One that I can’t avoid. It [...]
2021 Peace Day Submission – Laura from Germany
Global peace means learning about and appreciating new cultures and making new friends. Laura Richter and her four brand new Colombian friends Kim Van Cleave Michaels's Cluster
2020 International Women’s Day: Annika V. from Germany
Annika V. from Germany in Kaisa Auge-Katz's Chicago, IL cluster: Study, get a job, build a home, marry, have kids ‚ that's how I always thought my life will look like. "Always" means since I can think of and "thought" means past tense; it means "not anymore". My life changed when I made the decision [...]
International Nights
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 [...]
Girl Scouts World Thinking Day February 22nd
Girl Scouts World Thinking Day is a great way to do a Global Awareness presentation! German au pair Emily E. was able to showcase her home country at the Girl Scouts World Thinking Day celebration in Cynthia Chan's Maryland cluster. This is what the scout leader had to say about having Emily being part of [...]