Monthly Archives: September 2009

Choosing an Agency

Au Pair in America has a field network of 180 community counselors?  Au Pair in America community counselors provide daily, ongoing, local support to both host families and au pairs. Counselors are steeped in the love of cultural exchange, and their job is to 

provide the best guidance they can. They have no quotas and do not work on commission, so when you need their help, there are no strings attached!

Chicagoland Community Counsellors at Project Linus volunteer event. Project Linus an agency that distributes handmade blankets to children in need.

Chicagoland Community Counsellors at Project Linus volunteer event. Project Linus an agency that distributes handmade blankets to children in need.

Fire Safety Week

This is Fire Safety Week.  Most schools will have fire drills and talk about escape plans in case of emergency.  My family did this when we were younger.  I remember when my brother was in kindergarten and he actually went out his escape route—right out his second floor bedroom window!  He was unharmed, which he credited with the pillow he threw out first–to break his fall.

October Cluster Events

A "first" for many au pairs-they had never carved a pumpkin in their home country

A "first" for many au pairs-they had never carved a pumpkin in their home country

Heather’s cluster (CHE) will visit Goebbert’s Pumpkin Farm for her annual Host Family Workshop.  The US Department of State requires all host families to attend an annual Host Family Workshop.

Angela (CHA) and Ginny (CHL) will meet their au pairs downtown for a performance of the Midnight Circus in Franken Plaza-aka Daley Plaza

Kathy K. (CHG) is hosting a costume party for her au pairs.  The cluster will vote and decide the winner!

Sandee (CHF) is having a pumpkin carving party and her au pairs will be in costume.

Maria (CHR) is hosting a costume party with ghoulish snacks and games at her house.  They will top off the evening with a hay ride and trip to the haunted forest.

Community Counselors

Au Pair in America has a field network of 180 community counselors?  Au Pair in America community counselors provide daily, ongoing, local support to both host families and au pairs. Counselors are steeped in the love of cultural exchange, and their job is to provide the best guidance they can. They have no quotas and do not work on commission, so when you need their help, there are no strings attached!