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My English name is Jack.

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Third Culture Mama

Our oldest son is a cultural chameleon. His language and his behaviour change depending on the cultural environment. The timber in his voice will switch. He’ll count starting from a […]

Multilingualism

Let the Summer of (multilingual) Reading begin!

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 Third Culture Mama

If there is one thing I miss from our previous life in America, it’s got to be the library system. I’ve written about American libraries before. I remember the kids’ […]

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All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes

January 23, 2016January 25, 2016 Third Culture Mama

I jumped right into All God’s Children Need Traveling Shoes, the fifth of Maya Angelou’s seven part autobiographical series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. In this installment, Angelou writes about […]

Multilingualism

New language goals!

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 Third Culture Mama

You might remember how down I was on New Year’s resolutions in 2015. I didn’t set any goals at the beginning of last year other than the resolve to just […]

Things are getting messy…

January 30, 2013January 30, 2013 Third Culture Mama

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Just another beautiful day…

January 24, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

   

The end of innocence

January 10, 2013January 10, 2013 Third Culture Mama

Pic and caption stolen from Time magazine (Jan 14th): A schoolgirl astride a toy pony looks up after hearing the sounds of shelling in the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo. […]

RIP Nirbhaya

December 30, 2012February 7, 2013 Third Culture Mama

To our friends in #India: we share your outrage over an act of unimaginable cruelty against one of our sisters. RIP Nirbhaya -Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, […]

Picture of the day

December 2, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Ayo and Mamie

November 7, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Baby jetlag

October 29, 2012November 2, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Well, as uneventful as the flight was, baby jetlag has been pretty bad for the past three nights. At 3.5 months Ayo had no issues at all adjusting eight timezones […]

Mesmerized by the snowdrifts

October 28, 2012October 28, 2012 Third Culture Mama

A walk in the park

October 15, 2012October 15, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Outside: Golden leaves glistening in the late afternoon sunlight on a warm autumn day. Inside: One baby-on-the-mend who had been quiet in his PJs all day. One papa that could […]

At the park with Gramps

September 23, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Five.

September 23, 2012February 7, 2017 Third Culture Mama

It is hard to believe we got married five years ago. Since then.. -I have changed my hair color four times. -We made croissants three times – you’re lucky if […]

September 13, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Champignons de Paris

September 6, 2012September 6, 2012 Third Culture Mama

I found this glossy ad inside the front cover of a food magazine (left). It’s an advertisement for champignons de paris, or agaricus bisporus, also known as.. good ole button […]

Carseat face

August 28, 2012 Third Culture Mama

 

All Americans speak French

August 13, 2012August 14, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Ayo and I went to our city’s central library this morning (pictured above). We sort of had to. Bringing up Bébé was due on Saturday (thankfully, there is a two […]

Bilingual dawg

August 13, 2012August 13, 2012 Third Culture Mama

A new world of solids

August 12, 2012August 13, 2012 Third Culture Mama

 

Family hike

August 5, 2012August 5, 2012 Third Culture Mama

From China with love.

August 4, 2012August 4, 2012 Third Culture Mama

This week we have a special guest from China staying with us. Coco was one of two people we knew when we moved to Shanghai in 2008. Since moving to […]

July 31, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Que les jeux commencent!*

July 28, 2012July 29, 2012 Third Culture Mama

I love the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics, or the Opening Ceremonies as the Brits say. It was extra special to watch the 2008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony living in […]

Running buddies

July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 Third Culture Mama

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Hi there!

June 19, 2012July 3, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Welcome to my blog! I’m a 32 year old Third Culture Kid (TCK) who grew up in France but has lived in a couple of countries in Europe, Asia and […]

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