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\"IMG_5776\"<\/a>The APIA Community Counselor plans monthly meetings for all au pairs in the APIA program. These can be outings, such as horse back riding, canoeing, or simply a chatty cake and coffee hour.
\nSome of the most successful meetings are when Team Building exercises are performed.
\nRecently, we met at the counselor’s home for sweets and lemonade. We split into three groups,\u00a0and everyone completed the fashion challenge. Identical supplies of duct tape, a roll of white paper, one feather boa, and scissors were allocated to each group. The results were amazing!
\nLots of new friends were made as the au pairs\u00a0worked together on their creations.<\/p>\n

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