September 2010 - Bettina Velona's Au Pair Blog

Harvard University

Each month, Au Pair in America offers a regional event to au pairs in the Boston area. It is another opportunity for our au pairs to connect with others and to learn about American culture. This month, we offered a free Harvard Tour, led by a Harvard sophomore, Todd. On a sunny, warm fall day, more than 50 au pairs attended and seemed to enjoy themselves. Many of the au pairs are attending Harvard Extension School for ESL or other topics, because it is one of the affordable options for au pairs to satisfy their educational requirement.

At the steps of Widener Library

Todd did an amazing job. His voice was clear and easy to hear, which is important for au pairs.

He made a sincere effort to keep everybody engaged.

Bettina's cluster

For more photos, please go to Harvard Tour 2010

Pumpkins

a lively exchange

Last Sunday, four Au Pair in America Community Counselors hosted an Au Pair and Host Family Picnic at Honey Pot Hill Orchard in Stow, MA. This annual event offers au pairs and host families a chance to meet and connect with other families and au pairs in the program and to share a special New England fall tradition.

Our picnic satisfies the State Department requirement for Au Pair in America to offer at least one mandatory host family workshop a year. This year, our focus was on International Day of Peace, which is today, September 21. As an au pair agency, we bring different cultures together, building a bridge of understanding so important in our world today. Au pairs and host children had a chance to decorate peace rocks:

: Peace Rocks

Au pairs and host families enjoyed this visit to the apple orchard and took advantage of what the farm had to offer: apple picking, hay wagon rides, farm animals, a hedge maze, apple cider and apple cider donuts. For more photos please go to Au Pair and Host Family Picnic

Community Counselors