A special part of the cultural exchange experience for our au pairs and host families is celebrating holidays together, and with a major America holiday on the horizon, our au…
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Community ServiceCultural Exchange
#EatPlayGive: Celebrating International Exchange Day
by Au Pair in America August 6, 2018International Exchange Day — commonly referred to as J-Day — is being celebrated today! Across the United States, the power of international exchange is highlighted by sharing cultural diversity and customs,…
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Cultural ExchangeHost Family Stories
Around the World: A Host Child Reflects on Growing Up with Au Pairs
by kpolosino July 13, 2018Having grown up with au pairs for most of her childhood, Cassie from Illinois, who recently graduated from high school and is heading to college in upstate New York this…
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Get Festive for the Fourth with this Simple DIY Project!
by Au Pair in America July 3, 2018DIY Summer Craft Idea: Giant Tic Tac Toe Here at Au Pair in America, we find the Fourth of July a fantastic opportunity to plan some festive crafts with your children…
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Contributed by Diane Wallace, Senior Community Counselor and Senior Field Representative for Au Pair in America. On Saturday, May 5, au pairs from all over the world joined with Au…
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Au Pair in America Celebrates Our Host Mothers!
by kpolosino May 11, 2018We recently invited our au pairs to tell us why they love their host mothers, and the response was overwhelming! Many au pairs wrote back with lovely, touching testimonials to…
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Happy 100th Birthday, Estonia!
by kpolosino April 20, 2018Kärt, an Estonian au pair living with her host family in Fremont, California, recently visited an elementary school to share her culture with the students as part of a presentation…
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Au Pairs in Texas Visit the Rodeo!
by kpolosino March 9, 2018For her monthly cluster meeting with au pairs, Jennifer Stein, one of our Texas community counselors, invited her au pairs to attend the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo last week. The…
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Au Pair Karla from Mexico Wins Second Place
by kpolosino February 7, 2018We recently announced our 2017 Au Pair of the Year contest winners, and we are pleased to spotlight our second-place winner, Karla Aguilera Garcia, an au pair from Mexico who…
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Chocolate and More: Mexican Au Pair Luisa Shares Her Culture
by kpolosino January 31, 2018Luisa, a Mexican au pair living in New Jersey, recently spoke to a class of twenty children ages 2 to 5 about her home country as part of a presentation…