{"id":1088,"date":"2012-02-03T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T23:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=1088"},"modified":"2012-02-03T18:00:29","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T23:00:29","slug":"au-pair-in-america-central-maryland-cultural-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2012\/02\/03\/au-pair-in-america-central-maryland-cultural-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Au Pair in America Central Maryland Cultural Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #9b9b9b\">Note:\u00a0 This post will remain at the top until our Cultural Fair.\u00a0 Please scroll down to see new content. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>What: \u00a0 \u00a0<strong> Au Pair in America Central Maryland Cultural Fair<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i1102.photobucket.com\/albums\/g442\/natasha-wrobel\/ga-globe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"174\" \/><\/strong><br \/>\nWhen: \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Saturday, February 25, 1-3 pm <\/strong><br \/>\nWhere: \u00a0 Bowie Library (Large Meeting Room)<br \/>\n15210 Annapolis Road (Rt. 450), Bowie, MD 20715<\/p>\n<p>Local au pairs from countries around the globe, will share their cultures through visual displays, food samples, games and performances.\u00a0 Children will receive passports and have them stamped as they visit each country.\u00a0 Admission is free.\u00a0 If you have any questions, email either the Annapolis counselor \u00a0Natasha Wrobel (<a href=\"mailto:wrobeln@comcast.net\">wrobeln @ comcast.net<\/a>) [without spaces] or the Columbia counselor\u00a0Jan Peedin (<a href=\"mailto:momagent@aol.com\">momagent @ aol.com<\/a>)\u00a0[without spaces].\u00a0 \u00a0This was a video from a previous Cultural Fair that we had.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G5FuVURM5lU?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note:\u00a0 This post will remain at the top until our Cultural Fair.\u00a0 Please scroll down to see new content. What: \u00a0 \u00a0 Au Pair in America Central Maryland Cultural Fair When: \u00a0 \u00a0Saturday, February 25, 1-3 pm Where: \u00a0 Bowie Library (Large Meeting Room) 15210 Annapolis Road (Rt. 450), Bowie, MD 20715 Local au pairs  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2012\/02\/03\/au-pair-in-america-central-maryland-cultural-fair\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[159],"class_list":["post-1088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fun-things-we-do","category-uncategorized","tag-cultural-fair-family-event-maryland-world-annapolis-bowie-columbia-au-pair"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Au Pair in America Central Maryland Cultural Fair - ABC Blog (Annapolis, Baltimore &amp; Columbia, MD)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Au Pair in America Central Maryland Cultural Fair - ABC Blog (Annapolis, Baltimore &amp; Columbia, MD)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Note:\u00a0 This post will remain at the top until our Cultural Fair.\u00a0 Please scroll down to see new content. 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