expats, multicultural families
Tiramisu, you won’t believe how easy it is
Tiramisu is my emergency dessert. Even thought it’s marketed as a special treat in Italian restaurants, it’s one of the easiest to ...
expats
expats, food, Lifestyle, multicultural families
Why Italian people freak out about food
This is not a parenting post, but I feel it’s something that will resonate with most of my readers, surely with those who know at least an ...
adoption, expats, india adoption, multicultural families, parenting
How being an expat made me a better adoptive parent
Not all evil comes to harm. It’s a popular say, but one of the most true. The expat life is tough. Growing old in a country where you were ...
How I came to appreciate the Finnish adoption system
If you met me during our adoption process, you surely heard me complaining of the long wait. Our home study took almost two years to be approved ...
expats, finland, india adoption
Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter III
[this is the third part of our adoption story. Find part 1 here and part 2 here.] The wait to get our home-study approved seemed endless. After ...
E.’s first sauna
Time for another milestone for my Indian-looking Italian-speaking little Finn! He took part in his first sauna ever last weekend. If you ...
Hidden vegetables recipes for your picky eater
After getting kid number two, I understood one thing: I have to pick my battles. When E. joined us, he would refuse almost any fruit or ...
expats, finland, food, sustainability, travel in finland
Strawberry season has started
Last summer was awful for Finnish standards and I was completely bummed out when I found out we were late for strawberry season. Yes, last year ...
expats, finland, reviews, travel in finland
Our amazing day in Tykkimäki
This year we have no holiday trips planned, so we decided to give the kids a few “special days” here and there. Last week we headed ...