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Visit to the Beach

On a beautiful day in August, our au pair cluster went to Nahant beach.  It was nice for the summer arrivals to meet each other and more seasoned au pairs. It helps them adapt more easily after they have left their families and friend network to come to a new country.

We welcomed Laura B, Laura L, Victoria, Shiran, and Jaqueline.  We said good-bye to Tifaine who moved to another host family.

For more photos, visit beach 2014

Au Pairs visit Nahant Beach

We had a lovely afternoon at Nahant Beach last Saturday.  The weather was just perfect!  Summer is usually a time when a lot of my au pairs are traveling, but we still had a fairly big group.

This cluster meeting gave my new arrivals the chance to meet other au pairs from my group.    A couple of them had just arrived 2 days ago.   It was a nice mixture of new and more seasoned au pairs.  A lot of connections were made and phone numbers exchanged.

Welcome all newcomers!

For more photos of our meeting, please go to August 2013.

Au Pairs visit Nantasket Beach

Nantasket Beach - partial group

Nantasket Beach - partial group

For our July meeting, we went to Nantasket Beach.  We got the chance to say good-bye to a few au pairs who are finished with their au pair year.   We celebrated their achievements in style with homemade crumb cake.

Some of the new au pairs had a chance to meet the rest of the au pair group and many new contacts were formed.   It is nice to see when my au pairs develop a peer support group as part of their adaptation process.    In addition to their relationship with the host family and with the counselor, it is an additional resource that they can rely on during their stay.

Good luck to all my departures and welcome new au pairs!