Posted by kmartin on November 21st, 2008 in New York, Rochester
The Rochester, NY area aupairs welcomed Jully from Brazil at our au pair event at Color It Mine a ceramics studio. We all made beautiful pieces, some as presents, some for ourselves. Martina made a kleenex cover for her mother, Jully and Luciana made mugs, Helene a bank and I made a platter for Thanksgiving. […]
Posted by emalinowski on November 18th, 2008 in Albany, New York
Thanksgiving Day is full of many things. There is the feast of course , football and family. My favorite part is the Macy’s Day parade though. It is a great American tradition and really starts the day off well. I have fond memories of the smell of turkey in the oven and the parade on […]
Posted by etricamo on November 17th, 2008 in New York, Suffolk County
Cultural tidbit… Thanksgiving is an American tradition. When the Pilgrims came to America, they became friends with the native American Indians. The Indians taught the new settlers how to grow food. To show thanks to the Indians, the Pilgrims presented them with a feast of food. We celebrate Thanksgiving by being thankful for what we have, spending […]
Posted by dcassar-uhl on November 13th, 2008 in Orange County
It is already November! The calendar year is almost over, but many of you still have several months left in your program year. Remember that you will need to submit your proofs of education to me 2 months before your program year ends, so don’t wait until the end to finish your 60 hours/6 credits […]
Posted by adanial on November 6th, 2008 in Buffalo
Hello Buffalo AuPairCare AuPairs! Since America has a special national Holiday in November called Thanksgiving - I wanted to focus on Thanksgiving for our November blog! There is a wonderful website which gives you a great video of the history of Thanksgiving. Visit http://www.history.com/minisites/thanksgiving/ Visit this website and then try and respond to this post with the […]
Posted by ncrescitelli on November 3rd, 2008 in New York, Staten Island/Brooklyn
Thank you to all of you who joined me for a night of haunted tales at Historic Richmond Town. I hoped that you enjoyed it. For those of you who came out in costumes it really added a touch of Halloween to our evening.
Please see November’s newsletter for details on our upcoming meeting/event. I hope […]
Posted by ppoppiti on October 28th, 2008 in Suffolk County
Aupaircare aupairs will be getting ready for the holidays. With so many new aupairs in our area, please try to call and welcome each one of them. Newly arriving aupairs will love getting a call from you, maybe an invitation to join in your fun. Have you called to welcome a new aupair? Our group […]
Posted by msawers on October 28th, 2008 in Manhattan, Staten Island/Brooklyn
We are holding a two hour Self Defense and Personal Safety Seminar this month as our AuPair Monthly Meeting.
Posted by adanial on October 27th, 2008 in Buffalo
Buffalo Au pairs are getting into the holiday “spirit” with Halloween right around the corner. We had a “spooktacular “time at my home creating “Monster” hands, carving pumpkins, decorating cookies shaped like pumpkins, bats and ghosts, and making homemade chocolate covered pretzels in the shape of a witches finger, mummy and pumpkin totem pole.
We enjoyed […]
Posted by lbryan on October 27th, 2008 in New York, Rockland County
Thanks to those of you that came to the Nyack Halloween Parade last night! It was great fun and a real slice of “Americana”! Now - the serious stuff:
Next Friday is the NYC Halloween Parade and it is not to be missed! It begins at7PM, marching from Canal Street up to 23rd street along 6th […]