Au pairs from all around WA came together to cheer on our local UW Women’s Basketball team. We lost in overtime, but won in friendships and connections! So many countries, it’s too hard to count. Excited for in person and for a brand new year.
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Botanical Lights – December 2022
A Global Friends-Giving – Nov 2022
Au pairs from around the world came together to try pie! (and some to first test out using a whip cream dispenser with the help of new friends.). They shared the year’s gratitudes, their advice for one another on winter shopping spots, advice for classes they enjoyed and thoughts on cluster meetings for 2023. And our pie vote revealed pecan to be the clear #1 winner followed by blueberry at #2.
Cultural Fair and Family Day AT LAST – October 2022
APIA host families from around the Greater Seattle area and their au pairs participated in our annual cultural fair and family day (after a two year hiatus). So lovely to have the community together again to do word searches, tattoos, face painting, cultural bingos, water balloon tosses and a cultural fair put on by delegates from six countries. The kids had a blast learning about Poland, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Germany. Thanks to all who came and to this little one from Vashon Island who fell asleep on the host for an hour. A real gift to be together.
Scavenger Hunting with the World – August 2022
Au pairs from over 10 counties ferried over from Seattle to Bainbridge Island this month to participate in a photo scavenger hunt. We ended with a taste of the world famous Mora ice cream. 
Celebrating Exchange Day with Private Pool Parties – July 2022
Check out the pictures from our community gathering of over 60 au pairs in our multi-cluster event. It was a special night with a pool just for us! Celebrating J-Day, the community brought shoes to donate – over 100 pairs! Click here to see more about Exchange Day: https://www.alliance-exchange.org/events/celebrate-exchange-day/.
We played just a few ice breakers before deciding to simply have a dance party with the top US summer hits in the pool with no agenda. And some high diving for fearless women was had!
Play Ball! – June 2022
Well, we are sure playing ball now, metaphorically speaking. Watching a Mariners v Red Sox baseball game with over 110 APIA au pairs was a great kick-off to our first multi-cluster event in over 2 years. We are coming back stronger than ever in our community of interculturalist community counselors, globally-minded host families and adventurous au pairs. We had a seventh-inning stretch with a childcare safety quiz tossed in the mix, since we know full well how to play hard and work hard. A lovely day at the ball park had by all
Here’s to summer and more fun in person together! Go APIA!
Strong in our Diversity and Strong in our Selves – May 2022
What a day! Sunshine in our hearts and in the sky. Au pairs from Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Germany, South Africa, China, Panama, Poland, Peru, Mexico, Argentina, and Costa Rica shared their culture and themselves. German chocolate, Colombian coffee, Costa Rican pura vida, Brazilian sweets, South African handmade shoes, the love of futball, the love of family and the love of self were just a few of the shares. So proud of this group for living their truths! They were vulnerable and they were brave and we admire them for it all! We are the APIA family. We are diverse and the whole world is stronger for it.
Cougar Mountain Hike – April 2022
Au pairs talked about anxiety with their “counselor” who has a MA, not in counseling, but in International Relations. New friends were made from South Africa, Peru, Colombia, Germany, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Brazil and forest bathing happened. Casual and calm on a Saturday as we get back to in-person community bonding. 
Self Love, Dating and Missing That Special Someone While on Exchange – Feb 2022
Given the surge of omicron, au pairs headed back to zoom. We met twice last month – early and later on a Thursday night to talk aboutself-care, dating safety, and loving from afar (missing that important person from back home.). Below was the self-care piece shared if any are needing this about now:
Next month, we hope to head outside together!…
