“I think we’re going to the moon because it’s in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It’s by the nature of his deep inner soul… we’re required to do these things just as salmon swim upstream.” -Neil Armstrong
The choice to become an au pair is a challenging one, one that most young women don’t make. However, if you feel the pull to travel in your inner soul, it is like the salmon swimming upstream. You must do it.
Last week, our au pair community gathered to watch something very Pacific Northwest in nature, we watched the salmon spawn upstream. After witnessing this struggle, we then sat in a warm patch of grass to discuss our own struggles in the houses and with the families we now call home. We solved each others’ anonymous childcare dilemmas with discussion and au pair to au pair advice. Then we dispersed to check out the Issaquah Salmon Day festival food and crafts. It was another beautiful APIA community day.
