{"id":4198,"date":"2021-07-01T14:51:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T18:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=4198"},"modified":"2021-07-01T14:51:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T18:51:53","slug":"celebrating-18-years-as-an-apia-community-counselor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2021\/07\/01\/celebrating-18-years-as-an-apia-community-counselor\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 18 years as an APIA Community Counselor!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Eighteen years ago I started as a community counselor with <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw\" style=\"color: #333333;\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuPairInAmerica\/?__cft__[0]=AZUMEIEGlylyTop__2vfQMajJpUXZgt6b4jHCYnmxChxTXLT3Eb4Te8rBN80JuHulGI4ynj1B4VH8DRLEr_8wFXfR32q7D_p8-LA89xGvjiX1-_N9UzjIkKah_jBueZ3aJrLIDnEwgY2emm5KqHu-ZC8NHFREt_FND1-LHkFvKeTDA&amp;__tn__=kK-R\"><span class=\"nc684nl6\">Au Pair in America<\/span><\/a>! I have met so many amazing au pairs, host families and colleagues in that time and had the opportunity to learn about the world and other cultures. About 7 years ago, Lisa Maxwell made the decision to join me in the au pair world and we make a dynamic duo!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3834\" style=\"width: 488px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3834\" class=\" wp-image-3834\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/Funny-Capitol-pic-2019-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"359\" 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: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Capital<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">This last year has been a challenging time for cultural exchange. Hopefully things will continue to improve and we will be able to keep on Bringing the World Together. <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tde\/2\/16\/1f30d.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf0d\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/ted\/2\/16\/2764.png\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t5f\/2\/16\/1f30e.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf0e\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><span class=\"pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/ted\/2\/16\/2764.png\" alt=\"\u2764\ufe0f\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighteen years ago I started as a community counselor with <a class=\"oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw\" style=\"color: #333333;\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuPairInAmerica\/?__cft__[0]=AZUMEIEGlylyTop__2vfQMajJpUXZgt6b4jHCYnmxChxTXLT3Eb4Te8rBN80JuHulGI4ynj1B4VH8DRLEr_8wFXfR32q7D_p8-LA89xGvjiX1-_N9UzjIkKah_jBueZ3aJrLIDnEwgY2emm5KqHu-ZC8NHFREt_FND1-LHkFvKeTDA&amp;__tn__=kK-R\">Au Pair in America<\/a>! I have met so many amazing au pairs, host families and  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2021\/07\/01\/celebrating-18-years-as-an-apia-community-counselor\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1318,255,1319,1080,951],"class_list":["post-4198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-community-counselor","tag-cultural-exchange","tag-international-exchange","tag-j-1-visa","tag-we-bring-the-world-together"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating 18 years as an APIA Community Counselor! - Au Pair Chatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebrating 18 years as an APIA Community Counselor! - Au Pair Chatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Eighteen years ago I started as a community counselor with Au Pair in America! 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