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October cluster meeting: Making apple crisp together

October 6, 2013 – 7:43 pm

Last Sunday we met at my house to do an apple crisp together. Many new aupairs arrived and they had a chance to make friends and get information on education and our Boston cluster in general.

Judith D from Austria, Emily from the UK, Clemence from France, Esther from Germany and Anna R from Austria

Judith D from Austria, Emily from the UK, Clemence from France, Esther from Germany and Anna K from Austria

Jessica W, Ramona, Rebecca and Anna R from Germany busy peeling apples

Jessica W, Ramona, Rebecca F and Anna R from Germany busy peeling apples

Clemence from France arrived in our cluster and resides in Back Bay

Lea from France and Nora from Germany live in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood together

Angelique from Germany, Anna from Austria, Rebekka and Marisa from Germany

Angelique from Germany, Anna K from Austria, Rebekka and Marisa from Germany

Esther from Germany, Korina from Croatia, Clemence from France are in the standart aupair program. Anna R and Ramona from Germany are in the Educare program

Judith H, Anna K and Kate T from Austria, Lea from France and Michaela and Nora from Germany

All aupairs in the standart aupair program and in the extraordinaire program need to get 6 credits during the first year as an aupair to fullfill the education part of the program. An Educare aupair will need to get 12 credits during this time.

In the Educare aupair program are: Ramona, Rebecca F, and Anna R from Germany and Kate from Austria.

Korina from Croatia got her certificate for reaching the required 6 credits on the education part. She spend one whole year with a hostfamily in the South End in Boston and will go back home this week. She gave information on her experience of being an aupair to all others.

Sophie and Laura G from Germany, Pieta from Finnland, Judith H from Germany, Christina from Denmark, Kristina and Jessica W from Germany and Emily from the UK.

Laura G and Judith H from Germany, Anna K from Austria as well as Emily from the UK are in the Extraordinair aupair program which means they have a special qualification and experience in the field of childcare already before they started their year as an aupair.Being a preschool teacher, a midwife or a nurse would give them such a special qualification.

Linda from Germany was one of the winners in our fall competition to submit their bucket list on what they want to archive and experience during their aupair year. Congratulations to Linda from Germany who resides in Beacon Hill in Boston.

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View more pix at : October cluster meeting 2013

Whale watching September cluster meeting

September 16, 2013 – 3:53 pm

From left: Poly and Gianin from Germany , Judith from Austria and Anna R from Germany

From left: Tami, Isabella, Anna F, Veronika from Germany and Petra from the Check Rep.

From left: Tami, Isabella, Anna F, Veronika from Germany and Petra from the Czech Republic.

Anka from Germany with Nawal from France

Elina from Russia with Lynn from Germany

Caren from Namibia with Amy-Louise from South Africa

Michaela and Sophie from Germany who just arrived a few days ago in the USA to start their aupair year

Erika from Brazil with Rebekka from Germany

Nawal from France with Priscila from Brazil, who just started her second aupair year

Poli and Gianin from Germany. Gianin is an Educare aupair who provides up to 30 hours of childcare per week and will need to get 12 credits at an accredited school during her first aupair year.

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Crew members explained the vertebrae bones of a whale to the people on board

For more pictures please go to : Whale watching 2013

Spectacle Island trip with aupairs

August 19, 2013 – 11:19 am

P1030646 - Copy Yesterday we had a spectacular trip to Spectacle Island with aupairs from the greater Boston area. We all enjoyed the view from the ferry over the Boston skyline while heading to the island in the morning.

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On the island we enjoyed the beach, had picnic for lunch and participated in a guided tour over the island.

P1030658 - Copy We listened to the ranger who gave the tour how the island was shaped and became a park later with all the soil of the big dig from the major road construction in Boston that was going on for over 10 years.

From the top of the island we had an even better view to all islands around, the Boston Logan airport and the skyline of the city of Boston.

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After spending the day together while chatting about classes , exchanging information, celebrating Rebekka’s birthday with brownies 😉

we were ready to go back to the main land.

From left: Miriam , Rebekka and Lara from Germany

To view all pix from this trip please go to : Spectacle Island 2013

Meeting at the free concerts at Emerson Park in Brookline

August 8, 2013 – 7:07 am

Yesterday I met with a few aupairs of the cluster to enjoy the free concert at the Emerson Park in Brookline. New aupairs had a chance to get to know each other.

Rebekka from Germany enjoyed the concert together with her two children she takes care of

Laura from Germany, Luisa from Colombia and Rebekka from Germany

Snow tubing event for our aupairs was fun

January 24, 2013 – 8:23 am

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Despite fridig temperatures we had many aupairs attending the January cluster meeting at Nashoba Valley snow tubing park. Everybody was great prepared for the weather conditions with many layers of clothing and warmed up inside during breaks with hot chocolate and hot tea.

It was a lot of fun for all and for many aupairs who had never experienced snow a really special event. Our cluster met with 4 other cluster from the greater Boston area who offer the snow tubing as a yearly tradition from Au Pair in America during the winter season.

Birgit, Kim and Katja from Germany. Katja is in the Educare program that is offered for host families who will need less childcare hours while their kids are already in school age.

Amy from South Africa, Jannika from Germany and Chloe from the UK, who just arrived last week

Judith from Germany who also just arrived last week to start her year as extraordinaire aupair in Brookline

Annika from Germany, Charlotte from France, Tamy from Germany and Petra from the Czech Republic

Judith enjoyed the doughnuts during break times indoors

Judith and Veronika who both just arrived last week in the US to provide childcare with host families in Brookline

Jamie and Sammi from South Africa, Nina from Germany and Joyce from China while warming up with hot chocolate

Jamie and Sammi from South Korea, Nina from Germany and Joyce from China warming up with hot chocolate

Sandra from France, Mariana and Ivonne from Mexico with Charlotte from France

Sandra and Charlotte from France with Mariana and Ivonne from Mexico

To view all pictures please go to: Snowtubing 2013

Annual host family meeting at the apple orchard in Stow

September 25, 2012 – 1:52 pm

Local community counselors of the greater Boston area of Au Pair in America

Last Saturday, eight Boston area au pair clusters met at Carver Hill Orchard in Stow, MA for our annual host family/au pair picnic. Host families and au pairs enjoyed apple cider and cider donuts provided by the counselors and the kids participated in fall themed art projects. Families and au pairs also went apple picking and enjoyed a hayride through the orchard.

As per State Department regulation, as an au pair agency, we need to offer our host families an informational host family workshop each year during which host families can also meet each other and get to know the cluster better.

We always like to offer this apple picking venue since it offers the cultural experience that is so much part of our au pair program. Host families had a choice of informational handouts relating to the host family – au pair relationship and cultural differences.

Nat from Thailand with her twin host children and host mother

A host family with their 4 children ( 2 month old baby sleeps in the stroller)

Birgit from Germany with two of her three host children

Hayride into the orchard

Au pair Ari from Spain with Dany from Ecuador with harvested pumpkins

To see all pictures please go to: Apple Picking 2012

First Prize for the International Peace Day competition

September 24, 2012 – 2:31 pm

Meet Your Global Neighbor

In honor of the International Day of Peace which is celebrated on Sept 21, Au Pair in America au pairs submitted their visions of peace. Heike Krizun, a community counselor in MA encouraged her au pairs to work together to create one entry. Here is a quilt of many colors from many nations. This is cultural exchange in action; the au pairs are learning about each other and from each other-the first step towards peace in another generation. Check this out: http://www.globalawareness.com/

The Winning Entry! A quilt from many nations. Brookline, MA Cluster Created Winning Entry

Heide's APs Au Pairs at work

September Clustermeeting

September 16, 2012 – 6:27 pm

We had an amazing meeting today at my house with many new aupairs who arrived over the summer and needed to get to know each other.

We had to say good bye to Linda from Germany who will return home in October and who shared her great time here as aupair for one year with us.

In addition we worked on an art project for the International Peace Day which will be on Sept 21. Everybody was pretty busy with the project, chatting, eating and enjoying our sunny New England weather outdoors.

Jana, a standart aupair, Lara an educare aupair and Franzi an extraordinaire aupair. All from Germany

Victoria, Lovisa and Caroline from Sweden working on the art project together

Amy-Louise from South Africa with Monike and Vanessa from Brazil

First pieces come together for our cluster project for International Peace Day on Sept 21

Jamie from South Korea with Natalie and Kristina from Germany

Katja and Michelle from Germany with Lovisa from Sweden

Anais from France and Vanessa from Brazil

Nina from Austria with her friend Esther from Germany

Here is our almost finished project for the International Peace Day competition within Au Pair in America

For many more pictures please go to cluster meeting September 2012.

Kayaking for our August cluster meeting

August 19, 2012 – 3:18 pm

We met with our aupairs in our cluster today for a kayaking event as our August cluster meeting at the Charles River.

Many new aupairs who just arrived last week had a chance to get connections to others and saw the Boston skyline for their first time. We had wonderful weather and it was dry and not too hot to paddle along the river through the salt and pepper bridge that connects Boston with Cambridge.

After signing in we waited for everybody to be there

Lu from Brazil with Jessica and Hannah from South Africa

Franzi, Theresa and Lara from Germany who arrived just 2 days ago in Boston

Sammi and Jamie from South Korea shared a kayak together

Joyce from China and Jamie from South Korea shared a kayak together

Vanessa from Brazil with her friend also shared one kayak

Vanessa from Brazil with her friend Mayara also shared one kayak

Afterwards we had a pic nic together to share information about education together

Afterwards we had a picnic together to share information about education and other parts of the aupair program

For some aupairs it was also their last cluster meeting because they will go home after being an aupair for one successful year like Maria from Germany does in the Educare program. Or like Hannah from South Africa who will extend her stay as an aupair in the standart aupair program for another year in a different area of the US.

It was a wonderful meeting to share memories, exchange experiences to give out hints and tips for new aupairs and to enjoy the outdoors together. To see all pix please go to Kayaking August cluster meeting 2012.

July cluster meeting at the counselor’s house

July 16, 2012 – 1:04 pm

Summer is the time when many aupairs leave and many arrive in the US. A fantastic opportunity for them to exchange their experience as aupairs and living in our wonderful city Boston.

At our July Cluster meeting last Sunday we had a wonderful time to help the new arrivals to get to know each other.

As always we have had an agenda for our meeting which was this time: Healthy snacks for kids.

Not so healthy but delicious was the contribution of Katrine from Denmark to our meeting :

I love my cluster 🙂

Some pictures of the meeting are below and more you can see at : July cluster meeting 2012

Left: Nina from Germany arrived to Chestnut Hill last Thursday, right: Vanessa from Brazil moved with her host family to our Chestnut Hill area

From left to right: Laura from the UK had to say good bye to two good friiends: Katrine from Denmark and Ashleigh from the UK. She also made new friends with Amy-Louise from South Africa and Lovisa from Sweden who just arrived 3 days ago

From left to right: Laura from the UK had to say good bye to two good friends: Katrine from Denmark and Ashleigh from the UK. She also made new friends with Amy-Louise from South Africa and Lovisa from Sweden who just arrived 3 days ago

left to right: Nat from Thailand moved recently to Boston and Katja from Germany and Nina from Austria just arrived last Thursday to the Chestnut Hill area

left to right: Nat from Thailand welcomed one of our new aupairs: Warin from Thailand who also just arrived this week to Chestnut Hill