{"id":1988,"date":"2013-07-15T12:10:27","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T16:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/2013\/07\/15\/pool-party-july-cluster-meeting\/"},"modified":"2013-07-15T12:10:27","modified_gmt":"2013-07-15T16:10:27","slug":"pool-party-july-cluster-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/2013\/07\/15\/pool-party-july-cluster-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Pool Party July cluster meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For our July cluster meeting we met at my home in Braintree for a Pool party since the weather was sunny and hot.<\/p>\n<p>Our agenda this time was water safety for kids which is an important topic to know during the summer. Every 3 month we are required to have one safety meeting.<\/p>\n<p>We also chatted with new aupair who just arrived this week in the US and said good bye to many who came for their last cluster meeting. Nobody could believe how fast this time ran by. Either just one year or even two if the aupair extended for a second year like Janika from Germany. They all promised to visit again since Boston became their home, they experienced so much, have seen so many places in the US,\u00a0 made so many friends and also became part of their host families daily live.<\/p>\n<p>Going back means also starting over in a new\/old culture and that they will experience almost the same culture shock as when they arrived here in the US.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1012\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1012\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1012  \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2013\/07\/DSC_0917-Copy.JPG\" alt=\"From left: Theresa and Lara who almost finished their year as Educare aupair with Lara's sister who is visiting her\" width=\"491\" height=\"326\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Theresa and Lara who almost finished their year as Educare aupair with Lara&#039;s sister who is visiting her<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1013\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1013\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1013  \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2013\/07\/DSC_0964-Copy.JPG\" alt=\"Talking about water safety while cooling of with the feet in the pool\" width=\"491\" height=\"326\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Talking about water safety while cooling of with the feet in the pool<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1014\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1014\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1014  \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2013\/07\/DSC_0982-Copy.JPG\" alt=\"Andrea from Mexico was one of many who finished her required education and received her certificate of completion at our meeting\" width=\"491\" height=\"326\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrea from Mexico was one of many who finished her required education and received her certificate of completion at our meeting<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1015\" style=\"width: 336px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1015\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1015  \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2013\/07\/DSC_0998-Copy1.jpg\" alt=\"Eating ice cream as dessert was part of the lunch we had\" width=\"326\" height=\"491\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eating ice cream as dessert was part of the lunch we had<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1016\" style=\"width: 337px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1016\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1016  \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2013\/07\/ISO-8859-1DSC_1044-681x1024-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer from Germany also received her certificate of completion for her 6 credits\" width=\"327\" height=\"491\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer from Germany also received her certificate of completion for her 6 credits<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1024\" style=\"width: 452px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1024\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1024 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2013\/07\/Lynn-picture-1-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"Lynn from Germany also won our picture contest where she had to have the Au Pair in America t-shirt on together with something of Boston. Her prize was an &quot;I LOVE BOSTON&quot; shirt\" width=\"442\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2013\/07\/Lynn-picture-1-Copy.jpg 737w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2013\/07\/Lynn-picture-1-Copy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2013\/07\/Lynn-picture-1-Copy-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lynn from Germany also won with this picture our summer picture contest where she had to have the Au Pair in America t-shirt on together with something of Boston. Her prize was an   &quot;I LOVE BOSTON&quot; shirt. See below \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1026\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2013\/07\/DSC_1000-Copy-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_1000 - Copy - Copy\" width=\"155\" height=\"206\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1017\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1017\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1017 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/boz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2013\/07\/DSC_1000-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"Group picture at the Sunset Lake\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Group picture at the Sunset Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For all pictures please go to <a href=\"http:\/\/s1044.photobucket.com\/user\/hkriszun\/library\/Pool%20Party%20cluster%20meeting%20July%202013\">Pool Party July Cluster meeting 2013<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For our July cluster meeting we met at my home in Braintree for a Pool party since the weather was sunny and hot. 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