by An Au pair? What’s that? Why would you hire an Au Pair? Generally speaking, an Au pair is a boy or girl from another country that comes to live with your family for a specific period of time. You will offer him/her free room and board, pocket money, and language lessons, in exchange for […]
Read Around the World Summer Series
by Another summer season is coming to an end, and with it so is our Read Around The World Summer Reading Series. We are so thankful for multicultural bloggers (and friends) from around the world who have shared their favorite kid lit from around the world who make this possible. We were especially excited to add Instagram […]
10 Ways to Boost Your Minority Language This Summer
by For most bilingual children who attend school in the majority language, long school days, homework, and extra-curricular activities mean there is often little time for minority language activities before bedtime. As parents aiming to bring up bilingual or multilingual children, once school starts it can feel as if the majority language has a monopoly on […]
Summer Migrations and Home Comings
by Being Northern European – ok fine, a miserable Brit – summer typically meant a temporary migration south to warmer climes. We’d go somewhere with a plentiful supply of good food, cheap booze and sunshine. Usually France. Occasionally Spain or Italy. As a kid we’d go en masse, a family of seven plus an assortment […]
How We Ditched Our Summer Bucket List in 3 Simple Steps
by Less than two months ago, I received the devastating news of having breast cancer. After a series of procedures from sentinel node procedure, DNA test, PET scan, an operation to take the tumor out and meeting specialists (geneticist, surgeon, oncologist, radiologist and just recently an orthodontist) our summer vacation is turning into regular visits […]