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Friday, December 11, 2009 at 12:34pm

Cultural Care Au Pair is unconditionally and irrevocably in love with New Moon!

Cultural Care au pairs, host parents, LCCs and staff watched the premiere of New Moon together in an exclusive showing! The theater in Framingham, MA was all ours as we settled in with popcorn, soda and candy to watch the latest saga with Bella, Edward, Jacob and the rest of the Twilight gang. Watch the movie to get the full scoop!

Cultural Care au pairs give thanks

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 10:05am

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, Lee Anna Whitely, Cultural Care local childcare coordinator in Stamford, CT asked her group of au pairs what so share why there were thankful for their host families. Her au pairs, all living in the Stamford, CT area, shared a lot of reasons why they are appreciative of their host parents and children. Here are just a few of their responses:

I am thankful for my host family because they ARE like a family for me. I’m grateful for all those little moments that keep me from being homesick. It could be sitting at the dinner table with everybody and joking around, having friendly conversations with my host parents or chasing little Dilly through the house and seeing his big smile! —Annika from Germany

I am thankful for my host family because they always care about what I need and what I want to do. They know my interests and my favorite foods. They make me feel at home. —Wang from China

I’m thankful for my host family because they are so organized in giving me my schedule in advance and letting me know the plans for the day. They include me in their plans as much as they can. They give me privacy and they are always ready to help me when I need it. And especially because they have the most lovable children I could take care of. —Leticia from Brazil

I’m thankful for my lovely host kids because the best part of the day is picking them up from school and see them jumping into my arms with a big happy smile. —Ines from Germany

I’m thankful that my host family is so understanding. I’m thankful that they’ve made me feel like a family member from my first day here. I’m thankful for them bringing me with them to Washington and to celebrate holidays. I’m thankful for feeling appreciated. —Malin from Sweden

I am thankful for my host family because they trust me by letting me take care of their little girl. They give so much and I am thankful for being a part of their family. —Laura from Germany

Cultural Care Au Pair would like to express our deepest thanks to our wonderful au pairs, host families and LCCs this week. We hope you have a wonderful holiday and enjoy lots of turkey with all the fixin’s!

Want to share what YOU are thankful for? Tell us about it!

Halloween: au pairs celebrate American-style!

Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:06am

LCC Lee Anna Whitely’s group of au pairs (top left) and other Cultural Care Au Pair groups in Arizona (top right) and California (bottom) celebrating Halloween in a uniquely American way.

Did you know? Other countries celebrate Halloween as well…but they just do it differently than we do here in the United States. For example, in Austria, families leave bread, water and a lamp out on a table on Halloween night to welcome dead souls back to earth. In Germany, people hide their knives to prevent harm from befalling the returning spirits. And, Swedes celebrate a six-day-long Halloween, starting with “Alla Helgons Dag,” or All Saints Day.

For au pairs here in America, October 31st is a chance to experience Halloween the way we do…in costume and with lots of candy! For the full article on how Lee Anna’s group celebrated and how other countries do it, read Saturday’s article in the Greenwich Post.

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