1.0Lynnette's Au Pair in America Bloghttps://blogs.aupairinamerica.com/azsChristine Connallyhttps://blogs.aupairinamerica.com/azs/author/cicaupair/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0mQ5OPOQsv"><a href="https://blogs.aupairinamerica.com/azs/2017/12/01/avoiding-homesickness-holiday-season/">Avoiding Homesickness this Holiday Season</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.aupairinamerica.com/azs/2017/12/01/avoiding-homesickness-holiday-season/embed/#?secret=0mQ5OPOQsv" width="600" height="338" title="“Avoiding Homesickness this Holiday Season” — Lynnette's Au Pair in America Blog" data-secret="0mQ5OPOQsv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blogs.aupairinamerica.com/azs/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Homesickness can be a problem during the holidays, even if it hasn’t been at any other time of the year. Au pairs often miss their friends and family, familiar places and their own traditions and customs. The holiday activities in the United States seem, and may actually be, different just at a time when an Read Morehttps://blogs.aupairinamerica.com/mdf/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/11/Sheila-Sund-ornament-300x300.jpg