I am not talking the Hokey Pokey, but rather cultural exchange, the heart of our program. The Cultural Care Au Pair Training School is a unique experience as it brings together people from all over the world for an intense few days. The bonds that are made here last not only throughout an au pairs year, but through their lives.
One of the best ways to make friends at the Training School is by sharing your culture. Not only is it a great opportunity to learn about the world that we live in, but it can help you make contacts for your year in the USA. Some great ideas to get you started:
-A group organized “Secret Santa” international gift exchange A great way to start this is by creating a Facebook group for your week at the Training School. Once you have enough members, you can pair off into couples. Each person then brings a gift or small item from their home country for their partner and explains what it means.
-Another way to share your culture is to make it a goal to make friends with people from at least five different countries, if not more, and ask them about their life back home. See how it is the same and different from your home country.
-The classes at the school are split up by where your host family lives so you will have plenty of opportunities to meet people that will live by you. Try to meet people that will be living in other parts of the country and become internet friends. You can Skype, send e-mails and send them pictures or postcards from your host family’s city and ask them to do the same. Also, it might give you a good opportunity to travel within the USA to visit them during your year.
-Try to learn how to say a few phrases or to count in other languages. You can also write them down and teach them to your host children. This will then become a true cultural exchange for everyone!
There are countless ways to make friends and share your culture here at the school. If you can come up with any great ideas, share them in the comments section and maybe other au pairs will use your ideas while they are at the Training School!
One of the best ways to make friends at the Training School is by sharing your culture. Not only is it a great opportunity to learn about the world that we live in, but it can help you make contacts for your year in the USA. Some great ideas to get you started:
-A group organized “Secret Santa” international gift exchange A great way to start this is by creating a Facebook group for your week at the Training School. Once you have enough members, you can pair off into couples. Each person then brings a gift or small item from their home country for their partner and explains what it means.
-Another way to share your culture is to make it a goal to make friends with people from at least five different countries, if not more, and ask them about their life back home. See how it is the same and different from your home country.
-The classes at the school are split up by where your host family lives so you will have plenty of opportunities to meet people that will live by you. Try to meet people that will be living in other parts of the country and become internet friends. You can Skype, send e-mails and send them pictures or postcards from your host family’s city and ask them to do the same. Also, it might give you a good opportunity to travel within the USA to visit them during your year.
-Try to learn how to say a few phrases or to count in other languages. You can also write them down and teach them to your host children. This will then become a true cultural exchange for everyone!
There are countless ways to make friends and share your culture here at the school. If you can come up with any great ideas, share them in the comments section and maybe other au pairs will use your ideas while they are at the Training School!
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