Last Sunday our cluster participated with cluster from the greater Boston area in the Walk for Hunger, a community event to raise money for the hungry people in MA.
Getting ready for the 20 miles
Done with 20 miles. This year more then 40 auapirs finished the 20 miles
For more pictures please go to : Walk for Hunger 2014
For our April cluster meeting we went to the top of the Prudential center to enjoy the view all over Boston at fantastic weather conditions. We had a great view on this sunny Sunday when the streets in Boston downtown were busy with the many people who enjoyed the city as well.
Jessy and Laura from Germany
Petra from the Check Republic, Ivonne from Mexico with her friend Sarah
Sofia and Catrin from Sweden
Sophie, Angelique and Liv from Germany with Lea from France
Lauren from South Africa with Rinske from the Netherlands
Caren from Namibia
Jessica and Jessy from Germany
Laur and Petra received today their certificate for finishing their 6 credits during the aupairs year and Jessy received her "I love Boston" T-shirt for winning in our last snowman contest.
For our March cluster meeting we met at a local library to listen to our Trek America guide who offers for our aupairs a 20% discount on group trips within the US. This is a great way for our aupairs to explore in a fun way more of our United States of America.
Diana from Spain , Luz from Colombia with Angelique from Germany taking a break with a snack
We had several aupairs who received today their certificate of completion of their education part that is part of the aupair program.
Andrea from Colombia, Ivonee from Mexico, Veronika from Germany, Gaelle from France and Tami from Germany all finished the education part with 6 credits during one aupair year.
Caren from Namibia won a T-shirt for winning at our last snowman contest with her first build snowman ever.
We had a wonderful fun time to jump one hour in this indoor place together.
Our monthly cluster meetings are a great support for aupairs to socialize and to make friends. We could welcome three new aupairs in our cluster: Gaelle from France, Lisa from Austria and Liv from Germany.
Gaelle from France who resides in Milton
Jessy W from Germany, Lisa from Austria, Ramona and Anna from Germany
Rebecca, Liv, Anna, Ramona and Jessy from Germany with Lea from France
Gianin from Germany received her education satisfaction certificate after being done with all her required 12 credits during her year as an Educare aupair
Jessy also reached her required 6 credits in the aupair standart program and is now able to apply for her extension time here with her current hostfamily in Brookline
Kate from Slovakia also received her education satisfaction certificate and started her second year as an aupair already with her hostfamily in Chestnut Hill
Hannah with her friend from the Cambridge cluster, both from Malaysia having fun to jump together.
For more pictures please go to Sky Zone February Cluster meeting 2014.
We had wonderful snowmen participating in our snowman contest. Everybody who met the requirements to participate in this competition won in our 2014 aupair snowman contest……………………….And the winners are:
Caren from Namibia
Jessy from Germany
Katja , Educare Extension aupair from Germany
Lynn , Extraordinaire Extension aupair from Germany with "Olaf" from Frozen.
Manuela, Extension aupair from Germany
CONGRATULATIONS to all, who did such great art work. I am proud of you and your creativity! Your prize , the I LOVE BOSTON T-shirt is going to you all very soon 😉
Last weekend we went Snow tubing with our cluster and had a lot of fun together.
Outdoor fun on the slopes with the tubes
Ana from Spain, Luz from Colombia, Diana from Spain and Noy from Israel
Julia and Esther from Germany taking a break indoors to warm up with hot chocolate and sweets.
Violetta and Annika from Germany
Luz from Colombia with Ana and Diana from Spain
Annika, Violetta, Rebecca and Anka from Germany
Noy from Israel with Lauren from South Africa
Clemence and Allison from France received with many others their education certificate after completing the credits for the aupair program.
Julia received all 12 credits for the Educare aupair program already
Vanessa from Brazil got also in her second year as an aupair 6 credits together again
Having fun: Regina and Gianin from Germany
For more pictures please go to Snow tubing 2014
Last Sunday we enjoyed the spirit of the holidays by watching the Nutcracker ballet at the Boston opera house and a get together at a downtown restaurant afterwards.
We welcomed Lauren from South Africa and said good byes to Amy-Louise who will return home to South Africa soon after being an aupair for 1.5 years in Brookline
Diana from Spain together with Katja from Germany
Marie, Allison and Rebecca from France
Franzi from Germany with Catrin from Sweden
Last Sunday we met to play laser tag at our November cluster meeting.
In between fun games we had time to talk , chat, eat and discuss our quarterly safety agenda: Driving with kids in the car
Ramona from Germany who is an Educare aupair won an I love Boston T-shirt for sending in the most original carved Halloween pumpkin picture she discovered in her neigborhood in South End in Boston downtown
Diana from Spain who just started her year as an aupair in Brookline and Katja from Germany, who is an Educare aupair who is extending a second year with her hostfamily
Franzi, Sina and Annika from Germany. Franzi just arrived in Boston Beacon Hill last week.
Esther and Ramona from Germany with Catrin from Sweden who started her year as an aupair in the South End in Boston downtown
During the meeting we discussed the upcoming meetings, holidays and introduced all new aupairs to our cluster.
More pictures you can view at Laser tag 2013
Dear aupair,
Please send me your carved pumpkin pictures. I would like to start a Boston cluster competition today for the most original pumpkin carving. Winner will be announced at the cluster meeting on Sunday.Deadline to send it in will be Saturday, Nov 2.
1’st prize: I Love Boston T-Shirt
In between cluster meetings I meet my aupairs occasionally for coffee meetings at different places to discuss education opportunities, extension guidelines and to chat with each other.
Linda and Lisa, me and Regina from Germany with Lea from France
Lynn, Pia from Germany, Elina from Russia and Linda and Violetta from Germany
Stacey from South Africa with her hostchild. We celebrated Stacey's first prize for winning in the aupair bucket list competition today as well.
Jessica, Katja, Sophie, Angelique and Veronika from Germany, Christina from Denmark with Diana from Spain who just arrived yesterday in Brookline to start her aupair year in the US.
Some more pictures you can see here: Coffee meeting
