In this issue:

• Apply Now and Save $350
• Au Pairs Currently in the U.S.
• Save $700 When You Switch to Au Pair in America
• Child Safety Tips: Insects
• Global Awareness Birthday Parties
• Au Pairs Available Now
• Activities for Parents and Children

Apply Now and Save $350

Apply by August 15th and we will waive your application fee of $350! Apply now and save with the most trusted and dependable live-in child care in the country.

Your au pair can arrive at any time in 2008 to be eligible for this promotion. Simply submit your completed application by August 15, 2008.

Take advantage of this special promotion and utilize the services of the nation’s leading provider of live-in child care. For the low cost of only $328 a week, you can solve your child care needs and have a once-in-a-lifetime cultural experience.

Au Pair in America, the leading provider of live-in child care, has hundreds of screened and qualified au pairs from more than 55 countries available for placement with your family this August and beyond.

Contact Alex Ramirez today to discuss your child care needs. You can reach her at (800) 928-7247 ext. 5161 and at aramirez@aifs.com.

Apply on-line at: http://www.aupairinamerica.com/appinfo.htm

Request an Au Pair in America brochure today and get all the details you need to find quality child care with a cultural flair!

Au Pairs Currently in the U.S.

http://www.aupairinamerica.com/aps_ext.htm

Below is a list of candidates who have successfully completed one year with an Au Pair in America host family and are seeking a new placement for their second year. These candidates have chosen to extend with their new placement for either 6, 9 or 12 months.

Merrisa From South Africa
SFB4353
Available August 27/Match by July 14

• 12-month Placement
• Currently placed in New Jersey
• Merrisa is 19 years old
• Merrisa would like to extend with a new family to have a new experience and meet new people
• She is currently an au pair for a one-year-old boy
• Her current host family recommends her for extension, saying that she is extremely responsible and trustworth and, has a strong work ethic, especially in regards to their child’s ever-changing needs
• Merrisa says she is responsible, reliable, flexible, and serious about her work. She makes the children her number one priority
• Merrisa does not drive the host family vehicle, and she will renew her international driver’s license prior to the start of her extension term
• Merrisa speaks English
• Non-Smoker
• Swimmer
• In her spare time, Merrisa enjoys relaxing, reading, socializing, hanging out with friends, and shopping
  

Karin “Sabine” From Germany
GMB5308
Available August 27/Match by July 14

• 9-month Placement
• Currently placed in Ohio
• Sabine is 19 years old
• Sabine would like to extend with a new family to have a new experience and to get to know another part of the U.S.
• She is currently an au pair for three boys ages six, twelve, and fourteen
• Her current host family recommends her for extension, saying she is very good with the kids and gets along very well with them
• Sabine’s community counselor, Roberta Dittoe, says, “Sabine is a very charming and vivacious young woman.  She has a strong work ethic and a well-balanced social life.  She had a wonderful experience with her current host family – yet feels a desire to share her experience with a new family in a new area where she can expand her horizons.  I would highly recommend Sabine as an extension Au Pair.”
• Sabine says she is very happy, friendly, open-minded, active, and creative. She loves to play, do arts & crafts, and laugh with children
• Sabine drives the host family vehicle every day, and she will renew her international driver’s license prior to the start of her extension term
• Sabine speaks English and German
• Swimmer
• Non-Smoker
• In her spare time, Sabine enjoys going out with friends, travelling, playing sports, and taking pictures

For information on how to become a new host family, contact us at (800) 928-7247, ext. 5161 or by e-mail at aupair.info@aifs.com.

Do you currently have an au pair from another J-1 Visa program? If you do and you switch to Au Pair in America as your au pair provider, you will receive a $350 program discount, along with the $350 application fee waiver – a savings of $700!

For information on this offer, contact Alex at (800) 928-7247, ext. 5161 or by e-mail at aupair.info@aifs.com.

Remain safe from insects this summer with these helpful tips for you and your children:

http://www.aupairinamerica.com/safety_insects.htm

Global Awareness Birthday Parties

Global Awareness au pairs are sharing their culture with young children at birthday parties. Marina, from Germany, introduced her country to 5-year-olds by teaching them and their parents a few words of German while they colored pictures of the German flag and animals. The flags were mounted on straws.

Inga, another au pair from Germany, introduced her favorite chocolate to the children in a game they played called “topfschlagen.” One of the children wears a blindfold and carries a stick. A chocolate treat is placed under a saucepan, and the children shout directions to the person searching for the treasure. When the person wearing the blindfold taps his stick on the saucepan, he gets to eat the hidden treat! The children learned how to shout simple directions in German while they played the game.

The party ended with “Happy Birthday” sung in German while the children waved their German flags.

Visit the Global Awareness web site

For further information on Global Awareness, contact:
Gail Tomanelli, Program Developer Gtomanelli@comcast.net
Patricia Jacob, Program Developer Patricia.jacob@pobox.com

Au Pairs Available Now

Visit http://www.aupairinamerica.com/aps_now.htm for more profiles of available au pairs.

Sandra from Germany
B9521 Educare

• Non Infant Qualified
• She is 19 years old
• She has 2 siblings
• She also speaks Italian
• She is an advanced swimmer
• She drives 2 to 3 times per week
• Sandra has been babysitting for a family for almost three years. She takes care of a 2-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy. She especially likes doing arts and crafts with the children, playing, and helping with homework. Sometimes she prepares meals for them and the family. Sandra also did an internship in a kindergarten. She spent two weeks there and took care of a group of children. She played with them and did gymnastics, arts and craft, and puzzles.
• She enjoys arts and crafts and horseback riding
• Her references mentioned that Sandra  is nice and lovely and the children love her. She is able to calm down the children very well and can deal with difficult situations.

Ruechuta from Thailand
B5239

• Non Infant Qualified
• She is 25 years old
• She also speaks Vietnamese
• She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts and majored in Southeast Asia
• She is an intermediate swimmer
• She is a frequent driver
• Ruechuta is fluent in English
• Ruechuta gained her childcare experience by training in an international kindergarten for 3 months and by babysitting for a 1-year-old child. In the kindergarten, she took care of a group of children aged 2 and 3 years old.
• In her spare time she enjoys working out, reading, listening to music, and traveling
• Ruechuta really loves interacting and playing with many children at the same time.  She has very good communication skills and is able to follow instructions very well. Her references mentioned that she can handle stressful situations well, and she is able to make decisions independently.
  

For information on how to host these au pairs and many others, contact Alex Ramirez at (800) 928-7247, ext. 5161 or email aupair.info@aifs.com

Activities for Parents and Children

The Calendar of the Season is an interactive feature on the Au Pair in America website that gives children, parents, and au pairs a fun and informative look at each month of the year through cultural activities and historical facts.

The calendar provides information about holidays and international recipes each month and offers many ideas for activities to do with children. Simply click on the picture for today’s date to learn more about that particular day. In July, the Experience clicked on the 9th and learned that it is National Sugar Cookie Day! Visit the calendar for the recipe.

Click here to view the Calendar of the Season!

Do you know of anyone looking for quality child care? Forward Au Pair in America’s “Au Pair Experience” to them. Or send us their name and e-mail address, and we’ll put them on our e-mail list. Write to Alex Ramirez at aramirez@aifs.com to subscribe.

Request Brochure: http://remote.aifs.com/APInAmerica/AupairUSALead1.asp
Apply Online: https://remote.aifs.com/hostfamily/
Au Pair Profiles: http://www.aupairinamerica.com/aps_now.htm
Au Pair Child Care: http://www.aupairinamerica.com/aupprg.htm
Au Pair Extraordinaire: http://www.aupairinamerica.com/aupextra.htm
Educare: http://www.aupairinamerica.com/educare/index.htm
Global Awareness: http://www.globalawareness.com/

Au Pair in America is the program of choice for families who seek flexible live-in child care and an enriching cultural exchange experience for the entire family. Au Pair in America is a division of the American Institute For Foreign Study® (AIFS), a leader in the education and travel field since 1964, the first organization to be authorized by the U.S. government to offer a legal au pair program. Since 1986, we have placed more than 64,000 au pairs with American host families in 36 states. Au Pair in America has the largest global recruitment network, spanning more than 55 countries on six continents.

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