Au Pair Holland ice skating excursion!

Our first meeting of the year has taken place last Saturday on the 21st of January.  A small group of au pairs from all over the world bravely signed up for our annual ice skate meeting. How exciting it must have been for them, because 90% of the au pairs that joined us had never been on skates before. The au pairs travelled from all over Holland to gather in Nijmegen, a small city in the east of Holland. With 10 layers of clothing and a big wool coat the au pairs all arrived, ready, though a bit scared of what might come… and how they might fall.

When the group was complete we took off to our icy cold skating location, the Travium in Nijmegen.  After hiring the skates and pinching their noses putting them on (rental skates are not that hygienic) they were headed to their first challenge, the kids skate hall!
This would be it, for some their first moment on ice. They helped one another get on the ice and slowly but surely they started to move forward. Inching their way to the other side of the hall, without even falling once!

Read more and see pictures on our Au Pair Holland blog!