90+ APIA au pairs and community counselors left Seattle in the early morning to head up past the clouds of Mt Rainier at Paradise. A bit of getting-to-know each other speed dating on the bus and we were off to another beautiful Fall season as a community of interculturalists, ready to support one another on this cross-cultural journey. We didn’t have the clearest skies, but we also dodged the rain that was in the forecast. While the beauty of the mountaintop alluded us this time, we still enjoyed the fresh air, wild flowers, wild critters (chipmunks and marmots) and beasts. Some even caught a glimpse of a bear!!
