finland, india adoption, parenting, tags
The joy in adoption #adoptionilo
Next Monday will mark the start of a national campaign in Finland called adoptionilo, the joy in adoption. If you’ve been following me, you ...
finland
No more juice stains: Mehujehu, from Finland for all parents
I bet we have all been in through the same situation at some point. You are out with your child and handle her a juicebox. No matter if ...
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 ...
The magical Seurasaari’s Christmas walking trail
Every Christmas is a special time for our family, but this year it will be even more. One year ago we were impatiently waiting for our son E to ...
finland, interviews, life, parenting
Building bridges between cultures: a positive story
Today I want to tell you about a positive story I really care to share. As parents in multicultural families, we sort of expect that our children ...
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 ...
I am a culture juggler
Take an Italian couple, move them to Finland, and add an Indian-born child to the mix. There, you have us. Our family of four is a mix of ...
finland, parenting, sustainability
All public spaces should celebrate parents
I opened one of the main Italian newspapers homepage the other day to find this article, celebrating Italian major Chiara Appendino for setting ...
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 ...