As part of the MKB Read Around the World Series, I started my summer reading: a book inspired by Bolivia, soccer and bicultural living. The Beautiful Game is not an autobiography, but it incorporates events that impacted the life of the author, Neil Fencer. I just love seeing my country through the eyes of foreign […]
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In much of the Northern hemisphere, things are warming up. Here in Singapore, it’s the same old temperature and humidity as always. You want to know some beat-the-heat strategies from a country with year-round summer? Why on earth am I punctuating that with a question mark? Shade You know about hats. They’re great for little
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There is a saying about Brazil, it is ‘the country of the future, and always will be.’ Well, in one respect, that future is now. With only a few days to go until kick off, most people are getting excited about the World Cup. True, there is a large section of the Brazilian population that
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By Rita Rosenback from www.multilingualparenting.com I am sure we all agree that traveling broadens the mind and teaches us about different cultures and languages. Being away from your everyday environment forces you to re-evaluate your own surroundings and often also makes you appreciate what you have – this is true both for adults and children.
A look at Sports and Expat Families, from a family in the Netherlands My family and I have been living in the Netherlands almost two years. My boys are 3 (twins) and 5 years old and attend a public, traditional neighborhood school. We’ve gotten really lucky finding a small village in North Brabant and have
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