The Elephant Mum - a multicultural family adventure

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The First Trip Back To India

January 16, 2024

In April this year, E. and I visited India for about 2 weeks. It was the first time E. was travelling to India after the adoption. I had spent ...

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digital parenting, finland, health, life, parenting

Smartphones And Kids in Finland

December 29, 2023

When my oldest child R. started school at 7 years of age, I was shocked to learn that most parents equipped children with a smartphone, with ...

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expats, life

Coming Back To Blogging

December 11, 2023

It feels so weird to type again in this editor. A thousand times I wanted to come back to this blog, but struggled to find the motivation. Yet ...

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adoption, finland, life, Lifestyle, multicultural families, parenting

#IAmAntiracist – Antiracism In Our Transracial Family

February 16, 2022

Finland recently launched the national campaign named #IAmAntiracist to call society – organisations and individuals – to actively ...

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Zero Waste in Finland: A Few Months Into Our Journey

January 29, 2022

Our family has always strived to limit our environmental impact, but in the past few months we invested more time and resources into reducing it ...

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finland, Lifestyle, sustainability, zero waste

Keep Helsinki Clean With Park Pals

September 18, 2021

A few months back my family and I volunteered to clean up our neighbourhood and pick up litter. My area looks tidy, yet we were all shocked to ...

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digital parenting, health, life, self-care

Why I Left Social Media

July 15, 2021

I didn’t mean to write this post, but after receiving several puzzled messages from friends and acquaintances, I felt it would make things ...

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finland, food, Lifestyle, sustainability, zero waste

Going Zero Waste In Finland – Documenting Our Family Journey

May 12, 2021

I heard the term zero waste for the first time few years ago while watching a Youtube video. A family living what I now know is an extreme (and ...

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adoption, life, multicultural families, parenting

There’s Only One Mum… Really?

April 27, 2021

“Where is your real mum?”, is an insensitive question several adoptees are asked and it transcends languages – English, ...

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Paola

I was born and raised in Italy, now I live in the winter wonderland that is Finland. I worked as a mathematics researcher, an IT project manager and consultant, and now I work as product owner. I love nature, reading books, playing boardgames, cooking and eating good food. I enjoy learning languages: I speak Italian, English, Finnish, Hindi, and I understand some Spanish. I am grateful to have three wonderful kids who call me "mamma". One came from my belly, the other two from fateful encounters.