{"id":3795,"date":"2019-03-19T19:12:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T19:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=3795"},"modified":"2019-04-11T16:22:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T16:22:48","slug":"amazing-cluster-meeting-at-u-s-capitol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2019\/03\/19\/amazing-cluster-meeting-at-u-s-capitol\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Cluster Meeting at U.S. Capitol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 700 au pairs from 30 DC\/MD\/VA area Au Pair in America clusters came together on Saturday, March 9 to tour the U.S. Capitol. We were joined by Au Pair in America\u00a0director, Ruth Ferry. We had a wonderful time and got some great photos.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3832\" style=\"width: 635px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3832\" class=\"wp-image-3832 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/53749597_1215743765267099_5261914212724113408_o-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/53749597_1215743765267099_5261914212724113408_o-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/53749597_1215743765267099_5261914212724113408_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/53749597_1215743765267099_5261914212724113408_o-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/53749597_1215743765267099_5261914212724113408_o-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/53749597_1215743765267099_5261914212724113408_o.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Au pairs from the DC\/MD\/VA area, their community counselors and APIA director, Ruth Ferry<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you have never toured the U.S. Capitol, I highly recommend it. The Visitor Center offers free online tickets and a limited number of same day tickets. The tour starts off with a brief yet engaging video with some history on the Capitol Building and the U.S. in general. The tour guides are knowledgeable and you get to some very iconic places in the building. The view looking up at the Capitol dome is breathtaking.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3833\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3833\" class=\"wp-image-3833 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Capitol-cluster-pic-2019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Capitol-cluster-pic-2019.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Capitol-cluster-pic-2019-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Capitol-cluster-pic-2019-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Capitol-cluster-pic-2019-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our cluster in front of the U.S. Capitol<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3834\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3834\" class=\"wp-image-3834 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Funny-Capitol-pic-2019-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Funny-Capitol-pic-2019-.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Funny-Capitol-pic-2019--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Funny-Capitol-pic-2019--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Funny-Capitol-pic-2019--624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our cluster being silly on our way to the Capitol Visitor Center<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 700 au pairs from 30 DC\/MD\/VA area Au Pair in America clusters came together on Saturday, March 9 to tour the U.S. Capitol. 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