A cool story in the heat of summer about an Army veteran's desire to make a difference. [...] Read More »

Are you aware that the National Parks Service offers all U.S. citizens or residents with permanent disabilities (regardless of age) with a FREE lifetime Access Pass? It’s true! The pass typically costs $80 per year. [...] Read More »

Summer is here! The longer days, the milder weather, and the migration to outdoors activities – for most of us, it is the best time of year. But summer can be a headache too. How to fill the days with activities that are exciting – but also educational? [...] Read More »

Host families with children on the autism spectrum make up the largest group of host families at PROaupair. While each child is uniquely affected, autism is characterized by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors. As such, most autism research has focused on these features. [...] Read More »

At PROaupair, we’ve been matching American host families with German professional au pairs since 2007 – so we know something about German cultural differences. Germans like organization and structure, OK actually means good, Germans are always on time, etc. But, even we were surprised by a couple of these interesting facts about Germans. [...] Read More »