The Elephant Mum - a multicultural family adventure

I opened one of the main Italian newspapers homepage the other day to find this article, celebrating Italian major Chiara Appendino for setting ...

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india, india adoption, parenting

Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter II

September 30, 2017

(this is the second part of our adoption story. Find part 1 here) When we finally started the adoption counselling phase in May 2014, we ...

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adoption, expats, finland

E.’s first sauna

September 27, 2017

Time for another milestone for my Indian-looking Italian-speaking little Finn! He took part in his first sauna ever last weekend. If you ...

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finland, self-care, working mom

How it feels to go back to work after my parental leave

September 23, 2017

Last Monday I went back to working full-time after seven months of parental leave. When R. was born, I stayed at home for about ten months, and ...

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finland, india adoption, multicultural families

Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter I

September 20, 2017

Here I am, about to talk about one of the most personal and important parts of my, our, life. I thought for weeks if I wanted to and I finally ...

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travel in italy

E.’s first trip to Italy

September 16, 2017

I don’t recall the last time I have been so excited about visiting Italy. We visited our families there after almost a year and this was ...

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health, self-care

Adoption baby blues: it’s a thing

September 13, 2017

I struggle to write this post, as it feels so terribly personal and we are just getting out of the woods. However, other people’s stories ...

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finland, parenting

5 Finnish parent hacks every parent should know

September 9, 2017

I became a mother in 2013, here in Finland. I cannot think of a better place where to grow my family, the services are simply amazing. Apart from ...

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child development, multilingualism, reviews

Book review of “Be bilingual”

September 6, 2017

As an expat family, we have to tackle the issue of bilingualism with our kids. The family language is Italian, while the community language is ...

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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

All public spaces should celebrate parents

Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter II

E.’s first sauna

How it feels to go back to work after my parental leave

Adoption in Finland: our story, chapter I

E.’s first trip to Italy

Adoption baby blues: it’s a thing

5 Finnish parent hacks every parent should know

Book review of “Be bilingual”