{"id":685,"date":"2018-07-18T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=685"},"modified":"2018-11-29T22:56:30","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T03:56:30","slug":"cluster-fun-52-weeks-making-the-most-of-your-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2018\/07\/18\/cluster-fun-52-weeks-making-the-most-of-your-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Cluster Fun – 52 Weeks: Making the Most of Your Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saying goodbye is truly the hardest part of summer! Over the year (or more) I\u00a0 forge strong relationships with the au pairs in my group! I try to meet one on one or in small groups with everyone before they leave to talk about their experiences, plans moving forward as the return home and how to take the skills and experiences from America and transfer them to their future! Here are a few stories of some of the young women heading home this summer!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I met up with Solymar and Kenia (both from Panama) recently. Solymar is finishing her year in just a few weeks and Kenia is just a few months into hers. We talked about the impact of our program and the American experience as well as discussed transitioning home and how the skills developed in their time here relate to their lives and careers back home in Panama. It has been lovely having both of them in my cluster and watching them become friends!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I had the pleasure of meeting with one of my German au pairs, Nadine, who is finishing up her 21 month stay in the US in just a few weeks.
\nWe had the opportunity to discuss her experiences here in Maryland and with her first year family in Georgia, how her skills developed and used here relate to her employment as she returns home, how much she has grown through this time, etc. We even brainstormed a few more things to experience before her time in the US is over.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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