expats, finland, india adoption
From Italy to India, via Finland
The following post is authored by myself and appeared in the latest issue of Adoptioperheet’s magazine. Adoptioperheet is the association ...
life in finland
expats, finland, interviews, mindfulness, self-care, working mom
From design to yoga and well-being: my friend Stefania’s story
I have always felt fascinated by stories of people who have the courage to question and take a huge turn in how they live. I am currently going ...
favorites, finland, multilingualism, reading challenge
The Reading Challenge 2018, part IV
We are avid users of library services. We visit the local library weekly, have materials delivered (for free!), enjoy the children-friendly ...
Share the Christmas joy with Joulupuu
In the past couple of years my family took part in a brilliant initiative called Joulupuu (“the Christmas tree”) organised by JCI Central Park ...
New grocery store WeFood aims to cut food waste in Finland
Everyone hates wasting food. In our family, we routinely plan the weekly meals and make sure not to shop for anything extra. We have a strict ...
finland, multicultural families, multilingualism
Kickstarting support in English language for adoptive families in Finland
Few weeks ago I was asked to speak at the brunch for waiting adoptive parents organised by Adoptioperheet ry, the association of adoptive ...
Getting ready for the special needs list
During the counselling phase, we were asked to fill a special needs list (“Adoptiolapsen tausta – ja terveystietolomake” in Finnish), ...
Battling with chronic pain
Another period of unannounced silence on this blog. I’ve been facing some rough time lately and it’s hard to come to terms with the ...
finland, mindfulness, self-care
What’s going on: Helsinki Velotour & exciting news
It’s been over a year of blogging and during such I’ve sticked to my publishing schedule of two posts a week. Until these past weeks. ...