{"id":2924,"date":"2016-05-11T13:33:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T13:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2016-05-11T13:33:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T13:33:13","slug":"dc-metro-area-cultural-fair-mega-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2016\/05\/11\/dc-metro-area-cultural-fair-mega-success\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Metro Area Cultural Fair \u2013 Mega Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/1915609_10207257219523657_139700687365704839_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2925\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2925 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/1915609_10207257219523657_139700687365704839_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"1915609_10207257219523657_139700687365704839_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/1915609_10207257219523657_139700687365704839_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/1915609_10207257219523657_139700687365704839_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/1915609_10207257219523657_139700687365704839_n-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/1915609_10207257219523657_139700687365704839_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It may have been grey and rainy outside in DC on Sunday, May 1 but it was bright and lively inside the Nats Stadium clubhouse as Au Pairs from the MD\/DC\/VA region showcased their countries to enthusiastic host families and other visitors. APIA\u2019s director, Ruth Ferry and VP Jean Quinn came and joined us, as well as a couple State Department representatives.Host children enjoyed getting their passports stamped and their faces painted, while host families enjoyed interacting with all the various country representatives and sampling delicious foods. The Jamaica table\u2019s food was particularly popular. While it required some travel for many host families and counselors, it was definitely worth the drive! #aupair30 #aupairinamerica<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/Brazil.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2933\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2933 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/Brazil-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Brazil\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/Brazil-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/Brazil-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/Brazil-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/Brazil-624x468.jpg 624w, 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width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/2016-Cultural-Fair-3-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/2016-Cultural-Fair-3-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/2016-Cultural-Fair-3-624x464.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/2016-Cultural-Fair-3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2016\/05\/1915609_10207257219523657_139700687365704839_n.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2925\"><\/a>It may have been grey and rainy outside in DC on Sunday, May 1 but it was bright and lively inside the Nats Stadium clubhouse as Au Pairs from the MD\/DC\/VA region showcased their 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APIA\u2019s director, Ruth Ferry and VP Jean Quinn came and  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2016\/05\/11\/dc-metro-area-cultural-fair-mega-success\/\">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":[631],"class_list":["post-2924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cultural-fair-dc-au-pairs-au-pair-in-america-cultural-exchange-childcare-childern"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DC Metro Area Cultural Fair \u2013 Mega Success! - 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=\"DC Metro Area Cultural Fair \u2013 Mega Success! - ABC Blog (Annapolis, Baltimore &amp; Columbia, MD)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It may have been grey and rainy outside in DC on Sunday, May 1 but it was bright and lively inside the Nats Stadium clubhouse as Au Pairs from the MD\/DC\/VA region showcased their countries to enthusiastic host families and other visitors. 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