{"id":333,"date":"2012-06-19T08:24:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T12:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boh\/?p=333"},"modified":"2012-06-19T08:24:29","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T12:24:29","slug":"au-pairs-from-boston-area-canoe-in-concord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boh\/2012\/06\/19\/au-pairs-from-boston-area-canoe-in-concord\/","title":{"rendered":"Au Pairs from Boston area canoe in Concord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  \" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/Canoeing%20June%202012\/June2012055.jpg\" alt=\"Canoeing group\" width=\"368\" height=\"277\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canoeing group<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our June cluster meeting last weekend in historic Concord was so much fun! \u00a0It\u00a0 was such a beautiful summer day.\u00a0 We joined two other clusters and over 30 au pairs participated. \u00a0 We met at the South Bridge in Concord to rent canoes and kayaks.\u00a0 Au pairs then rowed to the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Old_North_Bridge\">Old\u00a0North Bridge <\/a>where counselors welcomed them for a picnic.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/Canoeing%20June%202012\/June2012037.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The German crew<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"@ North Bridge\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/Canoeing%20June%202012\/June2012036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the historic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetrustees.org\/places-to-visit\/greater-boston\/old-manse.html\">Old Manse<\/a>, we gathered for our meeting.\u00a0 At first, we held our childcare\/safety meeting that we are required per State Department\u00a0to have once every three months.\u00a0\u00a0 We talked about summer safety, which included sun exposure related safety, water safety rules and wearing the right protective gear for biking,\u00a0skateboarding\u00a0and rollerblading.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"Group Meeting\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/Canoeing%20June%202012\/June2012042.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We then broke off into our individual clusters.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Our group said good-bye to Stella, Cirstin and Sina, who are at the end of their au pair year and are going home to Germany soon.\u00a0\u00a0 They had a lot\u00a0of advice for the newer arrivals.\u00a0 \u00a0 We welcomed Camilla from Brazil\u00a0who attended her first meeting.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  \" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/Canoeing%20June%202012\/June2012045.jpg\" alt=\"Enjoying cake, cookies and some fruit\" width=\"368\" height=\"277\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying cake, cookies and some fruit<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  \" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/Canoeing%20June%202012\/June2012040.jpg\" alt=\"Bettinas group\" width=\"368\" height=\"277\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bettina&#039;s 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