{"id":482,"date":"2017-08-25T20:30:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T20:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/?p=482"},"modified":"2017-08-25T20:30:56","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T20:30:56","slug":"host-family-community-day-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/2017\/08\/25\/host-family-community-day-august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Host Family Community Day &#8211; August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over 150 kids, au pairs and host parents gathered in West Seattle to share stories, pot luck dishes from around the globe, donate shoes for J-1 day and partake in an international scavenger hunt and water balloon toss.\u00a0 Our Au Pair In America programs are all about trust between peoples and nations and this year&#8217;s water balloon toss was symbolic of the gentle communication and actions required to make a strong match and a connection based in trust.\u00a0 This group of young women and the families who welcome them into their homes to share in their family life is simple inspiring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/08\/IMG_0703.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-483\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/08\/IMG_0703-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/08\/IMG_0703-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/08\/IMG_0703.jpg 322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/08\/IMG_0718.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-484\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/08\/IMG_0718-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/08\/IMG_0718-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/08\/IMG_0718-624x499.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2017\/08\/IMG_0718.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 150 kids, au pairs and host parents gathered in West Seattle to share stories, pot luck dishes from around the globe, donate shoes for J-1 day and partake in an international scavenger hunt and water balloon toss.\u00a0 Our Au Pair In America programs are all about trust between peoples and nations and this year&#8217;s  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/2017\/08\/25\/host-family-community-day-august-2017\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7,8,9,10,76,16,17,21,24,25,29,31,35,40,43,52,55,62,63],"class_list":["post-482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fun-things-we-do","tag-alki-beach","tag-au-pair","tag-au-pair-in-america","tag-baby","tag-child-care","tag-childcare","tag-children","tag-cross-cultural","tag-eastside","tag-family-activities","tag-host-family","tag-kids","tag-live-in-childcare","tag-nanny","tag-peace","tag-seattle","tag-toddler","tag-washington","tag-west-seattle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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