On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, our group met in Harvard Square for ice cream and coffee, sitting near the Charles River. We said some good-byes to au pairs leaving and hellos to au pairs arriving.
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Visit to the Prudential Center Skywalk
Spring finally arrived and it’s a good time to see Boston from atop the Prudential Center. This month we joined a few other Boston area clusters for a visit to the Skywalk. We had a group of over 100 au pairs!
Valentine’s Fun
This month, we met at my apartment for a Valentine’s get-together. We enjoyed many heart-filled treats:
Au pairs enjoyed each others’ company and we had a good discussion about Valentine’s traditions around the world.
Pumpkin Carving
This month is Halloween month, so I decided to invite my au pairs for pumpkin carving. Au pairs were very creative in making designs for their pumpkins and had a good time together.
We also enjoyed yummy Halloween food:
For more photos, go to Halloween 2016
Host Family Picnic
Once a year, we offer a host family workshop. We always make it a fun event that is interesting to host families. They usually bring their au pairs, too. This year we met at the Honey Pot Hill farm and we met with families from other clusters. Host families usually bring their au pairs as this is a New England tradition that is a meaningful cultural experience.
We provided educational host family material, delicious apple cider and apple cider donuts and art activities for the kids. We had a great turnout, awesome weather and a lot of fun!
For more photos, go to Host Family Picnic
Coffee at the Charles River
In June, we had planned to go canoeing and have a picnic in Concord. Unfortunately, it was rainy that day. On our rain date, most au pairs preferred to meet for coffee in Cambridge. So we picked up some coffee and sat near the Charles River in Cambridge. It was a nice, relaxing meeting.
In the summer we say good-bye and hello to a lot of au pairs. At our meeting, we wished Natalie, Lena and Amandine farewell. Good luck with your future endeavors!
Au Pairs Visit Prudential Center Skywalk
In April, our au pair cluster met a few other clusters and visited the skywalk. We had nice weather and amazing views of Boston.
We said good-bye to Lisa and Veronika and welcomed Natasha. For more photos go to skywalk.
Au Pairs Go Snowtubing
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This month, our au pair cluster joined 4 other clusters for snowtubing at Nashoba Valley. The temperatures were not too frigid and au pairs were able to stay outside for much of the two hours we were there.
We also held a sit-down meeting during a break, where we enjoyed hot chocolate and snacks. We also introduced new au pair Annabella and said good-bye to Lara who went home to Germany. As always, our meeting gave my au pairs a chance to make more connections and discuss au pair related topics.
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Bowling in Somerville
This month, we had a nice big group for our cluster meeting at Sacco’s Bowl Haven in Somerville. We first had some yummy dinner and then enjoyed some candlepin bowling.
For more photos, go to bowling.
September Barbecue
Our cluster meeting in September was a barbecue at my house. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and we had the meeting inside. Still, we had a good time. The turnout was great now that everybody is done traveling and the summer au pairs have arrived. We welcomed Pim, Paula, Basia, Lara, Naemi and Fernanda to our cluster. It was nice to see the new au pairs starting to make connections.
At this meeting we also discussed childcare issues such as how to approach difficult behaviors. For more photos please visit September 2015