December 25, 2012
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CHI Au Pair USA Participants Celebrate the Holidays
CHI Au Pair USA participant Laura ArumÃ, from Spain, is finding ways to share traditions from home with her host family this holiday season. Laura explains, “In my opinion, Christmas is one of the most difficult holidays for an au
December 20, 2012
CHI and Thailand Partner at WYSTC
Director of Educational Programs, Jackie Sant-Myerhoff and CHI Co-Founder, Tom Areton met up with CHI partner organization YES! from Thailand at the recent WYSTC conference in San Diego, CA.
December 6, 2012
CHI Au Pair USA Participants Visit Pier A Park in New Jersey
Before Hurricane Sandy hit New York and New Jersey, CHI Au Pair Coordinator Rochelle Wilson and her au pairs spent the day in Hoboken, New Jersey at Pier A Park. The park along the Hudson river is a fun place with outdoor activities,
December 4, 2012
CHI Participant Precious Interns at Oak Grove Pig Farm
Marline Mushwana is a 24-year-old student from Pretoria, South Africa who is affectionately known by her nickname, ‘Precious’. Thanks to CHI, she is also currently interning at Oak Grove Pig Farm in Gillespie, Illinois, learning about the day-to-day tasks of raising
November 29, 2012
November 22, 2012
Au Pairs Celebrate Halloween in Virginia
CHI Au Pair USA Coordinator Christina Busso, from Alexandria, VA, arranged a Halloween get together for au pairs in October. To make the holiday extra special the group enjoyed chocolate, apple cider, crafts, candy corn, pumpkin flavored doughnuts and they even made s’mores.
November 20, 2012
CHI Founders Tom & Lilka Run into Departing Group Homestay Students
From Jenny Fouts, CHI Administrator from the State of Washington: “As we were putting some MNCC IEP (Intensive English Program) students through security at SeaTac airport, there were Tom and Lilka returning from their Alaska trip/conference. Boy were they surprised
November 15, 2012
CHI Au Pair USA Participant Shares her Experience
“I learned and experienced a lot about the American culture and language. I met a lot of interesting people all over the world. I traveled a lot and went to many places where I never could go if I hadn’t
November 1, 2012
CHI Welcomes 2012-13 Academic Year Program Students
CHI’s Academic Year Program students arrived in the U.S. this past summer, just prior to starting their school year in America. Now, with a couple of months under their belts, they have had some time to adjust to their new life here, and the
October 30, 2012
