by In recent years, words like “hygge” or “ikigai” have taken the Internet by storm. Hygge, a Danish word, refers to a feeling of coziness, spending time in a nice atmosphere with friends, while ikigai is a Japanese expression for finding one’s purpose in life. In 2019, I coincidentally added a new word to the […]
Holidays for Cross-Cultural Kids
by It’s high holiday time with the US Thanksgiving just wrapping up and even in my little corner of the world, Christmas is jingling into the grocery store speakers. I live on the subtropical island of Taiwan, so I’m always amazed to hear “Stille Nacht” or “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” as I wind […]
Football, Children, and Culture: Not Just a Game
by My Dutch children don’t always comprehend that I had a completely different life before my expat one. Football has been a way to show them a little of where I came from, to share my English culture and background with them, and to give them a window into my own childhood. My eight-year-old son […]
How To Set Up A Family Altar for Day of the Dead
by RELATED POST: Calavera Puppets for Day of the Dead Every year, around the beginning of the fall, our family has the tradition of decorating, crafting and getting ready for the celebration of Day of the Dead! This is so important because for us, it is really difficult to travel back to our countries of origin, […]
Multicultural Relationships: Expanded Horizons
by Often my husband and I indulge in people watching and can’t help but observe that – no matter where in this world, from our sailing boat’s stern on some Greek island, over busy London’s downtown, from Buenos Aires to Patagonia, all the way to Sydney – the majority of couples look a lot like […]