Posts Tagged ‘cultural exchange’
Welcome to Camp Au Pair in America!
June 12th, 2025by Christine Connally | Comments Off on Welcome to Camp Au Pair in America!
When kids are out of school for the summer, it doesn’t take long for them to become bored and sometimes that leads to sibling squabbles and mischief. Even though they don’t realize it, they are usually missing routine and predictability in their daily schedule. One solution is to make fun plans to keep them busy! […]
2020 Challenge: Collect Moments, Not Things
January 8th, 2020by Christine Connally | Comments Off on 2020 Challenge: Collect Moments, Not Things
Common problem: “It’s the end of my au pair year and I have sooooo much stuff! It’s going to cost me a fortune in extra baggage fees.” This post is about one way to prevent that problem. I know it can be tempting. There are so many beautiful things and great sales out there. But […]
Making Thanksgiving Memories Together
November 14th, 2019by Christine Connally | Comments Off on Making Thanksgiving Memories Together
Thanksgiving is a public holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year in the United States. It started as a harvest festival and has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789. The most important part of Thanksgiving for American families is to spend family time together. “My favorite holiday was Thanksgiving. Firstly, […]
Avoiding Homesickness this Holiday Season
December 1st, 2017by Christine Connally | Comments Off on Avoiding Homesickness this Holiday Season
Homesickness can be a problem during the holidays, even if it hasn’t been at any other time of the year. Au pairs often miss their friends and family, familiar places and their own traditions and customs. The holiday activities in the United States seem, and may actually be, different just at a time when an […]
Hints for Success – Overcoming Homesickness
July 17th, 2017by Christine Connally | Comments Off on Hints for Success – Overcoming Homesickness
Almost everyone experiences homesickness and culture shock to some degree, when they come to live in a completely new environment. So much is different and it takes time to adjust. It is normal to miss your own family, at home. Try to remember that they support you and want you to make the most of […]
Global Awareness Week!
February 1st, 2010by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Global Awareness Week!
This week we are focusing on Global Awareness, our program where au pairs go into schools to talk about their home countries. We help them connect with interested schools, and provide them with materials to bring in, and the au pairs just spend an hour or so with the students, talking about their homes, teaching […]
