{"id":1934,"date":"2013-09-11T12:19:23","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T16:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2013-09-11T12:19:23","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T16:19:23","slug":"au-pair-coffee-klatch-at-starbucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2013\/09\/11\/au-pair-coffee-klatch-at-starbucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Au Pair Coffee Klatch at Starbucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1935\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2013\/09\/photo-22-Copy-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"photo (22) - Copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>The Annapolis cluster twice a month meets at a local Starbucks in Severna Park, MD to get together informally for a cup of coffee.\u00a0 It is a wonderful opportunity for au pairs to get together and meet new au pairs who have just arrived to our cluster.\u00a0 Au pairs share information about what classes they are taking, where to take classes, travel opportunities and upcoming weekend festivities.\u00a0 The au pairs have the chance to share their experience with the new arrivals and offer tips and suggestions on how to have a great year with their host families and what to expect.\u00a0 Phone numbers are exchanged and play-dates are set!\u00a0 This is also a good time to ask me, their counselor, any questions that they may have about any aspect of the program.\u00a0 Personally it gives me the chance to get to know the girls a little bit better in a relaxed environment.\u00a0 I love the fact that it feels like I&#8217;m having coffee with many daughters at once!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Annapolis cluster twice a month meets at a local Starbucks in Severna Park, MD to get together informally for a cup of coffee.\u00a0 It is a wonderful opportunity for au pairs to get together and meet new au pairs who have just arrived to our cluster.\u00a0 Au pairs share information about what classes they  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2013\/09\/11\/au-pair-coffee-klatch-at-starbucks\/\">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":[1],"tags":[49,101,122,123,346,464,480],"class_list":["post-1934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pairs","tag-child-care","tag-coffee","tag-coffee-klatch","tag-maryland","tag-severna-park","tag-starbucks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Au Pair Coffee Klatch at Starbucks - ABC Blog (Annapolis, Baltimore &amp; 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