{"id":535,"date":"2016-09-21T19:20:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-21T19:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boh\/?p=535"},"modified":"2016-10-09T19:20:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-09T19:20:57","slug":"international-potluck-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boh\/2016\/09\/21\/international-potluck-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"International Potluck Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/September%202016\/IMG_9069_zpsysmmwamh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"299\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In September, we met at my apartment for an international potluck dinner.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s topic was &#8220;Childcare in your country&#8221; and we discussed cultural differences in childcare and issues that have come up for my au pairs as a result of it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i975.photobucket.com\/albums\/ae238\/bettinavelona\/September%202016\/IMG_9070_zpsfc37xm56.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"406\" height=\"305\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For more photos, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/s975.photobucket.com\/user\/bettinavelona\/library\/September%202016?sort=3&amp;page=1\">September 2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In September, we met at my apartment for an international potluck dinner.\u00a0 It was amazing to see all the different foods of the world! 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