The Elephant Mum - a multicultural family adventure

This month is also coming to an end. We have come back from a work&leisure trip to Italy, celebrated Easter with our families, and I have ...

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events

My girl’s 5th birthday: disaster averted!

April 18, 2018

R turned five last month and she was very excited to celebrate with her friends. We have a family policy of inviting all her daycare class to ...

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parenting, self-care

I do not want to live in fantasy motherland

April 14, 2018

E and I were driving back home the other day, when I had a moment of self-realisation. In the past years, in the last especially, I have been ...

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events, finland, reviews, self-care

Meet us at the Helsinki Minimarathon!

April 11, 2018

My husband and I share a flaw. Yes, we are not perfect! Shocking, right? Jokes aside, we are lazy. Not lazy lazy, we are actually quite active ...

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finland, parenting, self-care

On being a working parent in Italy & why I’m grateful to live in Finland

April 7, 2018

While visiting Italy, I had the chance to talk with several parents living there… and hear their horror stories. For starter, one mother ...

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marriage, self-care

Don’t pick a weak man

April 4, 2018

Few nights ago I’ve started watching The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel on Prime Video (which is amazing, you should watch it as well, the 8.9 on ...

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parenting, travel in italy

Venice is beautiful, but you should stay away from it

March 31, 2018

I had to go on work trip near Venice, Italy, and my husband and the kids decided to come along, and take the chance to spend Easter with our ...

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finland, reviews

Are you ready for the Helsinki Children’s Fair Lapsimessut 2018?

March 28, 2018

Since when I became a mother, my calendar year has few highlights that I wait for year after year, and Lapsimessut, the Helsinki Children’s ...

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expats, multicultural families

Tiramisu, you won’t believe how easy it is

March 24, 2018

Tiramisu is my emergency dessert. Even thought it’s marketed as a special treat in Italian restaurants, it’s one of the easiest to ...

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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.

The First Trip Back To India

Smartphones And Kids in Finland

Coming Back To Blogging

#IAmAntiracist – Antiracism In Our Transracial Family

Zero Waste in Finland: A Few Months Into Our Journey

April’s favorites: empowering kids & time to relax

My girl’s 5th birthday: disaster averted!

I do not want to live in fantasy motherland

Meet us at the Helsinki Minimarathon!

On being a working parent in Italy & why I’m grateful to live in Finland

Don’t pick a weak man

Venice is beautiful, but you should stay away from it

Are you ready for the Helsinki Children’s Fair Lapsimessut 2018?

Tiramisu, you won’t believe how easy it is