{"id":364,"date":"2012-11-26T11:15:11","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T15:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boh\/2012\/11\/26\/bringing-the-world-together\/"},"modified":"2012-11-26T11:15:11","modified_gmt":"2012-11-26T15:15:11","slug":"bringing-the-world-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boh\/2012\/11\/26\/bringing-the-world-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing the World Together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Please take a moment to read this wonderful story about a very special young woman, Winnie Ledwaba, who was awarded a scholarship from Au Pair in America in 2003.\u00a0 It truly is heartwarming to \u00a0hear from our former au pairs and how the program impacts their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Winnie says <strong>\u201c<\/strong><strong>I can\u2019t believe it\u2019s been almost 7 years since I returned from the US, it feels like yesterday. 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