In September, we met at my apartment for an international potluck dinner. It was amazing to see all the different foods of the world! My whole kitchen was filled with wonderful smells and sights. I wish I had taken picture of it.
We welcomed a few more new au pairs who enjoyed getting to know other au pairs. During this meeting, we also discussed a childcare topic. This month’s topic was “Childcare in your country” and we discussed cultural differences in childcare and issues that have come up for my au pairs as a result of it.
For more photos, go to September 2016.
On April 30, Au Pair in America sponsored a day of cultural education and fun at the Boston Children’s Museum. With the help of local community counselors who each oversees a group of au pairs during their stay in the US, au pairs came prepared to represent their countries from around the world. Over the course of the afternoon, hundreds of enthusiastic children and parents toured the exhibition. They collected country stickers to put in a passport handed out to them, received earth and skin friendly tattoos, had their faces painted with country flags, and chatted with au pairs.
This January, our cluster met other Boston area au pairs to go night time snowtubing in Nashoba Valley. We have au pairs that come from countries that usually don’t get snow and many of them are excited to participate in winter activities. After enjoying a cup of hot chocolate and treats, au pairs braved the elements and headed for the slopes.
