There is still plenty to keep you upbeat and busy until the spring weather appears.
Here are a few suggestions:
- Let the child in you escape and try tubing at the local ski resorts.
- Go outside everyday, go for a walk, try jogging…exercise improves mental health.
- Join a health club. You not only get in shape for Spring, but you will also meet new people!
- Use the library in your town. Sign up the kids and yourself, for the free programs. Area libraries also have ESL programs !
- Prepare a Global Awareness presentation for one of your host kids’ classes.
- Volunteer at a local hospital, school , animal shelter, food bank or wherever your interests bring you. Helping others stimulates the brain activity. You help other to feel good and you feel good about yourself!
- Set a goal for yourself, to learn somthing new each day. Record it in a journal and you will be surprised, at what you have accomplished, by the end of your year in the U.S.A
- Arrange a play date with another Au Pair and her host kids.
- Call a friend, and meet for coffee.
- Get plenty of sleep each night, and as your mom told you when you where young, eat your vegetables!
- Spring will be here soon!