by The International Day of Families is celebrated on the 15th of May every year. In general, the day highlights both the cultural diversity and human dignity associated with families around the world. This year, there was a specific focus on how new technologies are impacting family well-being. And rightly so, as we’ve all experienced […]
Moving Your Children Abroad: Tips for an Easier Transition
by Moving abroad to a new culture and leaving behind all that is familiar can be quite stressful, especially for children. When I asked my son Miguel for tips on how to make our upcoming trans-Atlantic move easier, his answer was simple and common sense: “Just find me a good place to have fun, and […]
Language and Music: Paying It Forward
by There are many things I am grateful for to my mother and music and language exposure is definitely one of them. Although I did not grow up in a bilingual family myself and started with my first language at the age of 9, I always had an easy time picking up languages and mimicking […]
Merry Christmas! Our Multicultural Christmas Traditions
by Readers of this blog will know that our bloggers are a very multicultural group! We are made up of bloggers from all over the world, and many members of our group live in countries that are different from the one they were born in! As the final post in our Christmas in Different Lands series, we […]