A  fantastic evening of celebrating the holiday season!   The best time sharing International Foods and  being together from around the world!

Au Pairs from Germany, France, Panama, Poland, The Netherlands, Sweden, Mexico, Spain, Namibia, So Korea and So Africa all came together for an evening of food, fun and making new friends.  We talked about the upcoming July 4th holiday, where to see fireworks and reviewed summer safety tips .

Friends gathered and  congratulated Lara Kohl on her distinguished award…. Connecticut Community Service FIRST PLACE  winner!    Lara volunteered her time to work at The German School in Stamford.     She was instrumental in working with children on both their German language skills, history and culture.    Volunteering in America is an important part of Au Pair life.    Lara made an amazing contribution here to her students.   She also gained  tremendous personal satisfaction in knowing how much she helped others.

Au Pairs from Germany, France, Brazil, Spain, Costa Rica, England and South Africa enjoyed an evening of bowling.     Fantastic evening of fun and meeting new friends from all over the globe!

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Our  cluster event was held at the Westport Arts Center.  Au Pairs from Westport, New Canaan and Weston toured  Lynsey Addario’s  Pulitizer Prize winning photographic exhibit  On the Wire: Veiled Rebellion, photos  of women in Afghanistan.  Lynsey Addario, a Westport native, is an American photojournalist based in London, where she photographs for The New York Times, National Geographic, and Time Magazine. In 2000, she traveled to Afghanistan under Taliban rule to document life and oppression under the Taliban. She has since covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Darfur, Congo, and Libya, and shoots features across the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa. Lynsey was named by Newsweek magazine as one of the “150 Fearless Women”” and in 2010 Lynsey was named one of 20 women on Oprah Winfrey’s Power List, for her “Power of Bearing Witness”.  A truly eye opening exhibit for us all.