{"id":1582,"date":"2012-10-15T14:09:24","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T18:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2012-10-15T14:09:24","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T18:09:24","slug":"au-pairs-participate-in-a-scavenger-hunt-in-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2012\/10\/15\/au-pairs-participate-in-a-scavenger-hunt-in-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Au Pairs Participate in a Scavenger Hunt in DC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1580\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0096-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0096\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0096-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0096-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0096-624x418.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1581\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0089-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0089\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0089-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0089-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0089-624x929.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0089.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1583\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0097-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0097\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0097-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0097-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0097-624x929.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2012\/10\/DSC_0097.jpg 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/>On October 14th, over 200 au pairs met at the base of the Washington Monument for the annual Scavenger Hunt. \u00a0The theme for this year\u2019s hunt was the <strong>2012 Presidential Election<\/strong> with prizes going to the winning teams. Everyone had a great time  exploring Washington DC in search of answers and items to be team with the most points to win a prize.\u00a0 Every au pair went home with a prize, fond memories and new friends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photobucket.com\/2012scavengerhunt\">Scavenger Hunt 2012 pictures<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 14th, over 200 au pairs met at the base of the Washington Monument for the annual Scavenger Hunt. \u00a0The theme for this year\u2019s hunt was the 2012 Presidential Election with prizes going to the winning teams. 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