EurAupair Au Pair Emilie Terryn - IAPA Au Pair of the
Year 2007.
EurAupair Au
Pair Emilie Terryn (France),
accepting her award as the
2007 Au Pair of the Year,
at the IAPA conference in Riga, Latvia.
Every year thousands of young people from all over the
world embark on a special journey by becoming au pairs. Leaving behind the
familiarity of their homeland for as long as one year, au pairs travel to
distant countries, where they are welcomed into another culture as a part of
their host family.
To reward au pairs for the
wonderful job they do caring for children, the “IAPA Au Pair of the Year” gives
au pairs the recognition and credit they deserve.
What
does it mean to be the Au Pair of the Year? Well, for Emilie Terryn, a 21 year
old from France living with
her Host Family in Chicago, Illinois it meant a whirlwind of excitement, pride, honor and traveling the world to the
country of Latvia to conclude the dream!
Emilie
was selected as the 2007 IAPA (International Au Pair Association) Au Pair of
the Year. As the winner of this prestigious award Emilie and EurAupair can be
proud of the fact that she was the one to be chosen from a large number of au
pairs belonging to IAPA’s 143 members located in 38
countries around the world.
Emilie
was nominated by her family, Kati and George and their children, Lisa, 5, Leia,
4, and Ava, 2. Kati wrote EurAupair a letter filled with Emilie‘s
accomplishments and good deeds. She jokes about how Emilie introduced
vegetables to the family, but it was Kati‘s description of the love their
family has for Emilie that won our hearts.
Click here to read Emilie’s
Host Family’s Story
Before
Emilie won the award, she, too, had to write an essay about her experiences of
being an au pair.
Click here to read Emilie’s Story.
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