{"id":479,"date":"2015-03-10T11:08:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T11:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boh\/?p=479"},"modified":"2015-03-10T11:08:16","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T11:08:16","slug":"valentines-meeting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boh\/2015\/03\/10\/valentines-meeting-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/Valentine%20meeting%202015\/Valentines%20Meeting%20005_zpswzjosjko.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"241\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In February, we gathered at my house for Valentine&#8217;s Treats.\u00a0 Au pairs shared stories about the significance of Valentine&#8217;s Day in their countries and things they might do to celebrate it.\u00a0 At this meeting, we welcomed Justine who joined us from another cluster.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/Valentine%20meeting%202015\/Valentines%20Meeting%20004_zpsmwbe6fi0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"346\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also talked about how to file taxes.\u00a0 This is something that au pairs are required to do.\u00a0 Although it is a fairly easy process, it can be daunting when you are from a different country and have never done it before.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/Valentine%20meeting%202015\/Valentines%20Meeting%20008_zpsrdkj7fbn.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For more photos go to <a href=\"http:\/\/s975.photobucket.com\/user\/bettinavelona\/library\/Valentine%20meeting%202015?sort=3&amp;page=1\">Valentine&#8217;s Photos.\u00a0 <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In February, we gathered at my house for Valentine&#8217;s Treats.\u00a0 Au pairs shared stories about the significance of Valentine&#8217;s Day in their countries and things they might do to celebrate it.\u00a0 At this meeting, we welcomed Justine who joined us from another cluster. 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