There's nothing like having someone live with you for a year to forge a lifelong friendship. But you can't just drop by for coffee when that person lives across the Atlantic Ocean.
My husband and I hosted German au pairs for seven years to care for our three children. And from the moment we quit hiring au pairs, Duncan and I began plotting to get our kids overseas to see them and learn more about the culture.
We managed to do that this summer, nine years after no longer needing au pairs. My oldest daughter, Maureen, will soon turn 20. My son, Glenn, is 16 and now towers over my daughters and me. My youngest daughter, Ellen, is 14 and a much different child from …
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