Port Jefferson Village
A fun free event good for all age groups. Walking around in Port Jeff, visiting the harbor to see the boats is always a fun thing to do. The weather looks great this weekend. This could be a good activity to do with the kids on Saturday or fun after Mother’s Day brunch with your host family!
Date: May 12, 2012 through May 13, 2012
Hours: 11am-5pm
Cost: FREE
Ages: All Ages
Hours: 11am-5pm
Cost: FREE
Ages: All Ages
Address:
Main St.
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Phone: 631-418-6699
Website: portjeff.com
Description: In celebration of the harbor and its rich maritime heritage, dozens of boats are on display inluding jet skis, kayaks, inflatables and paddle boards. There are live demonstrations and children’s activities including boat buiding and sailing demos, a touch tank, and pirates.
Sunday May 6th was a beautiful day in NYC! Some of the au pairs from the Long Island Clusters of Au Pair in America walked from Borough Hall in Brooklyn across the Brooklyn Bridge. The bridge was crowded with walkers and bikers. It was also the day of the NYC Bike-a-thon through all 5 NYC boroughs! 
On Saturday, the moon will be up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than the other full moons of 2012, according NASA.
At the Conference we had workshops on ways to provide great service to our host families and au pairs. The connections we form at these meetings, help us service all our families and au pairs even more effectively. It was a wonderful Conference and re-energized us in our mission of cultural exchange and providing the best and most trusted intercultural live-in childcare in the world! 
The Long Island Clusters of APIA saw Priscilla Queen of the Desert this past Sunday!
That feeling to cross the finish line is indescribable. The whole stress drops from me and I have tears in the eyes. My legs are shaking and I have the feeling I can’t move any further but my friends are there, hugging me and I have a medal around my neck. Yes, I’ve made it . I smile. This is an experience what I will never forget!
I couldn’t stop telling everyone that I am accepted for the race and immediately my dad who’s a runner made me a run-schedule. But the really big support for the whole time were my friends. Even if they had to work too and everyone has a different schedule they were my personal trainers. Whether with the bike next to me or also running there was always someone with my on the roads and beaches of the Hamptons. Thanks to Ane, Nina, Paulien, Catrin and Eva.
After a short night with two of my support girls in a hotel in Chinatown I woke up with a stomachache. I was so nervous, anxious and thinking that I couldn’t run the whole 13.1 miles. But my friends were all the time with me. They dropped me off in Central Park where the race started. The whole Central Park was crowed, 22 000 runners and their supporters.
The race started at 7:30 am and I waited in my running group for 40 minutes to cross the start line. These 40 minutes felt like 2 hours! Then I was running in Central Park for like 7 miles and it was amazing! Everywhere people along the edge smiling at your face. I was just running. My friends were waiting for me at mile 6 and I got new motivation after I saw them. The next big “stop” of the race was Times Square and then to the west side and all the way down to Ground Zero.
The finish was Water Street at Maiden Lane. And again were my friends waiting for me. The smile in my face was getting more broadly when I saw the finish line. I crossed the finish line in 2 hours 37 minutes 49 seconds. I am so proud of myself and I’ll never forget that day in my life!