Au Pair in America Local Community Counselor, serving host families and au pairs in Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington, MA and surrounding towns
Au Pair in America is the nation's first legal au pair program. Since 1986, we have provided the best child care opportunities to host families across the U.S. and au pairs from around the world.
On a beautiful evening in July, we met in Davis Square, Somerville and enjoyed ice cream together. We welcomed Aline and Beatrice and said good-bye to Miriam and Debora. Summer is always a time of lots of good-byes and hellos, and it is important to acknowledge those milestones. Read More
On a nice sunny Saturday In June, we met at the South Bridge in Concord. 4 au pairs canoed to the North Bridge and met me and other au pairs for a picnic. We said good-bye to Justine who will leave us in August and to Chiara who is extending with another family in July. Read More
In May, we gathered at my apartment for a breakfast meeting. Those au pairs that have little children were welcome to bring them along, so we had a few little guests that got everybody’s attention. This month we said good-bye to Agata and Djamila who are finished with their year in June. We had Read More
On a beautiful Sunday in April, we joined three other local au pair clusters and visited the Prudential Center Skywalk. It was about 50 of us and we had a great time. We met in the food court first to chat, collect money and take care of au pair business. We welcomed new Read More
This month, we met at Together in Motion in Arlington to practice yoga together. Au pairs seemed to have a good time doing so. Afterwards, we had some time to chat and connect. We said good-bye to Erika who is going back to Italy, and we welcomed Marketa from the Czech Republic. It is nice Read More
In February, we gathered at my house for Valentine’s Treats. Au pairs shared stories about the significance of Valentine’s Day in their countries and things they might do to celebrate it. At this meeting, we welcomed Justine who joined us from another cluster. We also talked about how to file taxes. This is something Read More
This January, we joined other Boston area clusters for some night time snowtubing at Nashoba Valley. Au pairs had a good time on the slopes as well as in the lodge. Counselors provided hot chocolate and snacks. We said good-bye to Alita and Aurore who are finished with their au pair year. We welcomed new Read More
In December, we joined another local au pair cluster and celebrated the holiday season at ArtLounge in Arlington. Au Pairs had a chance to mingle, listen to holiday music and enjoy refreshments. They also participated in a fun Yankee Swap. Half way through the evening, an artist came in to lead those who chose Read More
For our November cluster meeting, make-up artist Barbora, one of our au pairs, offered to do other au pairs’ makeup. It was nice to see her at work and see faces transformed by her art. At this meeting, I provided a handout about child safety and we discussed the different ways of keeping the Read More
In October, we got together at my house for some pumpkin carving and Halloween treats. It is a nice cultural experience as Halloween is not celebrated in all countries. Some au pairs had fun fun dressing up. We had a chance to welcome Soraya to our cluster and say good-bye to Bee and Asia who Read More
