{"id":731,"date":"2022-02-03T20:18:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T20:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/?p=731"},"modified":"2022-02-03T21:50:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T21:50:47","slug":"what-made-you-a-better-person-in-2021-january-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/2022\/02\/03\/what-made-you-a-better-person-in-2021-january-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"What Made You a Better Person in 2021? &amp; APIA Tops the Charts &#8211; January 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Au pairs were asked this and many more questions in our zoom reflections of the year. \u00a0Here were some highlights of what was shared:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966\">What were your good moments and gratitudes? \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><em><strong>travel, northern lights, snowfall, culture sharing with my host family, learning English&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966\">What did you do right or how did you grow as a person? \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><em><strong>learned to say goodbye, improved communication, got the courage to speak up and talk about tough moments&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966\">What are your 2022 plans or mottos for the new year?<\/span> <\/strong>\u00a0<em><strong>&#8220;ask myself, &#8216;why not?'&#8221; &#8220;stay safe, live more,&#8221; make more friends, say yes not no, volunteer, exercise, use social media less, be more generous,&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-12.13.16-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-732\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-12.13.16-PM-300x154.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-12.13.16-PM-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-12.13.16-PM-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-12.13.16-PM-624x320.png 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-12.13.16-PM.png 891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And speaking of 2022, we are thrilled to report that APIA again has been named the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellfamily.com\/best-au-pair-agencies-4844643\"> top au pair agency from VeryWell Family<\/a>. \u00a0 Proud of our state, regional and national team of dedicated employees!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-12.17.23-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-733\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-12.17.23-PM-300x267.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-12.17.23-PM-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-12.17.23-PM-624x555.png 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/02\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-03-at-12.17.23-PM.png 722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Au pairs were asked this and many more questions in our zoom reflections of the year. \u00a0Here were some highlights of what was shared: What were your good moments and gratitudes? 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