In the village of Huntley, Illinois, located just fifty miles northwest of Chicago, dozens gathered for a special global family reunion. On July 30, 2023, the Davis Family hosted a…
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Keeping up with the Davis Family: Au Pair Katrin from Germany
by Au Pair in America July 24, 2017Nearly twenty years ago, a young woman named Katrin traveled from her home in Germany to become an au pair with the Davis family in Illinois. Katrin now lives in…
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Cultural Exchange
How Cross-Cultural Communication Empowers Interconnectivity
by Au Pair in America May 2, 2017Our interconnectivity is fundamental to how people form conceptions and understanding of society and our place in the world and the universe at large. What has defined the human race…
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Au Pair StoriesHost Family Stories
Keeping Up with the Davis Family: “Will They All Listen to Me?”
by Au Pair in America March 20, 2017Mellissa, a former au pair from South Africa, is one of several au pairs that stayed with the Davis family in Chicago over the past two decades. These wonderful ladies,…
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Jelva, an au pair from Germany, is one of several au pairs that stayed with the Davis family in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, over the past two decades. Jelva…
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Holidays
Au Pair Holiday Memories: A First Christmas in the U.S.
by Au Pair in America December 22, 2016Jelva, an au pair from Germany, shares this recollection of her first Christmas season in the United States. She lived with a host family in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois,…