Hooray for my Minimarathon champion!
Last weekend we participated to a fantastic event for families in Helsinki: the Minimarathon. If this is the first time you hear about it, you ...
multicultural families
Adoption Conversations – episode 7. Jesse, adoptive parenting by chance
Adoption Conversations is back, after an unexpected break. Due to personal circumstances, I have to give up my regular schedule, but I intend to ...
Venice is beautiful, but you should stay away from it
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 ...
finland, reading challenge, reviews
The Reading Challenge 2018 continues…
We are avid users of library services. We visit the local library weekly, have materials delivered (for free!), enjoy the children-friendly ...
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 ...
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 ...
February’s favorites: motherhood, humour, and a great podcast
Yes, you can have a laugh at this post. My last favorites’ post is as old as last October! I tried to commit to a monthly schedule, but I ...
blog series, Growing up in a multicultural family, interviews
Growing up in a multicultural family. Multiculturalism as a child and as a mother: Katerina’s experience
Since when I became a mother, I’ve kept wondering how will our multicultural family influence our children’s cultural identity. Adopting our ...
Adoption Conversations – episode 3. Adoptive mother Nita shares about her open adoptions.
Our adoption experience has put us on a humbling learning path when it comes to parenting. I benefit greatly from the free resources many ...