Being an expat is no small feat. There are constant adjustments and challenges families face in their day-to-day lives. Not to mention the pressure from family “at home” who may be less than supportive of the decision to live abroad. Whether it’s for work or personal reasons more and more families are living outside their […]
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During the week of May 16-22, Multicultural Kid Blogs hosted the #MeetTheMKBBlogger Instagram challenge. It was a fun challenge to get to know our members better by participating with the prompts for each day. There were over 220 participating posts for the challenge. The prompt “home or away” was by far the most meaningful one.
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As a Korean – American living in Britain raising mixed race multicultural kids, I sometimes get asked “Where are you from?” I give the short answer which is: ‘I’m from the States’. This is usually met with either a polite smile with a look of confusion in their eyes, or another question or a series
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Do your children live far from their extended family? How have you handled visiting grandparents overseas? We are fortunate in that my parents live only half an hour away and that our daughters, ages 4 and 7, get to see them once or twice a week. They love going over to “Nee” and “Ha-ji’s” house.
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Dear Daughter (Read this only when we move from Brazil to the United States!), I’m sure you’re busy unpacking your room and familiarizing yourself with the menu at Starbucks and layout of Target. Good thinking because we’ll be going to both places A LOT! If you could give me a few minutes, there are some
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