{"id":210,"date":"2015-07-02T19:41:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T23:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=210"},"modified":"2015-07-02T19:42:58","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T23:42:58","slug":"you-will-never-be-completely-home-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2015\/07\/02\/you-will-never-be-completely-home-again\/","title":{"rendered":"You will never be completely home again….."},"content":{"rendered":"

“You will never be completely home again, because part of you will always be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for loving and knowing people in more than one place!” –\u00a0 Former Southern Maryland au pair<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Recently, one of my previous au pairs returned to Southern Maryland to visit her\u00a0 host family.\u00a0 As part of a whirlwind, fun and exciting visit, they had a family portrait done on the beach. The host family, the current au pair and their previous au pair – all one big, unique family.<\/p>\n

\"Blancastella\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This relationship (and others they have formed with au pairs over the years) idealizes the true spirit of the Au Pair in America program – cultural exchange. The cultural exchange of joining two families for a common goal. With each placement, we have the opportunity to share all that is great about America, and in turn, learn what is great about their country.<\/p>\n

Childcare is the obvious reason that a family chooses this type of relationship, but the bigger picture of cultural exchange for them and their children is, and should be, right up there too. The most successful matches between a host family and an au pair are the ones where both sides embrace the whole spirit of the program. Where the host family believes in learning not just about the au pair’s culture but about her and her family, where they welcome her and treat her as a part of their extended family, where they encourage the au pair to have the American experience, where they offer support and guidance, but also opportunity. That is the host family who is going to have the best experience.<\/p>\n

The au pair who arrives full of excitement and plans for an amazing experience, who is open to sharing her culture, language, foods, customs. The au pair who is diligent in her childcare duties, who eagerly becomes a part of the family and the community, looking for ways to be engaged and helpful not just at home, but in the community as well,\u00a0 embracing the opportunities she can have in 52 weeks… that is the au pair who is going to succeed and have the best experience.<\/p>\n

52 weeks to change the life of a child, a parent, an au pair. 52 weeks to make a real connection between countries and cultures. 52 weeks can become a lifelong relationship. The choice is yours. How will you spend your 52 weeks?<\/p>\n

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Photo: Blancastella<\/p>\n

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