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This summer, our cluster gathered for three fun and informative meetings.<\/p>\n

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Photo credit: Catherine McEaddy Holmes<\/p><\/div>\n

In June, we went to the Adams Morgan Movie Night. Before settling down to watch “School of Rock,” we reviewed important water safety tips to remember while we interact with your host kids at the pool, beach, and even in the sprinkler.<\/p>\n

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What will you remember from your year in America?<\/p><\/div>\n

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In July, we met for a fun evening learning easy ways to document the many American memories and experience in a notebook, scrapbook, photo album, or journal.<\/p>\n

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Making new friends at the International Potluck Dinner<\/p><\/div>\n

In August, we joined the Georgetown\/Woodley Park Cluster for an International Potluck Dinner. Our au pairs made delicious food from all over the world including Chinese and Polish dumplings, South African milk tarts, Brazilian brigadeiro, Jamaican ackee and salt fish and festivals, Spanish huevos rellenos, Brazilian p\u00e3o de queijo, and Colombian rice pudding.<\/p>\n

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We discussed ideas for serving host children healthy afterschool snacks and learned more about Georgetown University’s English Language Program from guest speaker Regan Carver.<\/p>\n

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