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Travel with kids

A simple tool to help young kids remember their travels

March 7, 2017May 2, 2018 Third Culture Mama

Our tired stroller wheels wobbled from side to side along the uneven cobblestone of the Muttrah corniche. My cousin was leading us across the busy street towards the fish market […]

International Move

So you want to move for language? The cost of an international move.

February 22, 2017February 22, 2017 Third Culture Mama

“Would you have moved to France, knowing how hard it was going to be?“ my husband asked me in the warmth of a so-called ‘green café’ on a blistery cold […]

Travel with kids

Geneva & Neighboring France: 5 awesome indoor activities

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 Third Culture Mama

“My rose bush is still in bloom!” “I was sweating in my jeans!” “My red Christmas Starbucks cup looked so silly!” It was 27c / 80F yesterday in Colorado and […]

Travel with kids

Holidays are for world-schooling

October 30, 2016November 1, 2016 Third Culture Mama

Well, we’re back from our adventure to Italy. Wow. The film director and family were staying at our place between the London film premiere and a London award ceremonies (yeay!). […]

Travel with kids

Pediatricians around the world!

April 7, 2016April 8, 2016 Third Culture Mama

We just recently took all three kids, ages four and under, to our pediatrician here in the United States. It’s difficult to even describe the level of chaos generated by […]

Travel with kids

Adventures in China with small kids

June 25, 2015June 27, 2015 Third Culture Mama

Not so many Western families travel to China with young kids for a vacation. That was the first thing that struck us as we flew to Shanghai a few weeks […]

Travel with kids

“H” is for…Humility

June 5, 2015October 21, 2015 Third Culture Mama

“I’m going to China, where are you going, Grammie?” Ayo asked last week as if nothing were. I didn’t think much of it at the time but it really marked […]

Multicultural

Learn about Asia through crafts & activities!

March 12, 2015June 19, 2015 Third Culture Mama

Today, I have the immense honor to host the March Multicultural Kids Blog carnival on the topic of Asian crafts and activities. In fact, I am posting this on my […]

Multicultural

Advent around the world

December 1, 2014December 1, 2014 Third Culture Mama

Living in Germany first gave me an insight into the craft of the homemade advent calendar. Ten years ago, a German friend of mine showed me a perfectly engineered cardboard […]

Travel

Fun times…

November 18, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

  Just a few random photos from our travels (France + UK). The final pic is of Ayo and his second cousins in the UK. Ayo is 20 months old, […]

Motherhood

Flying alone w/ 19 month Ayo

October 20, 2013November 24, 2014 Third Culture Mama

This cozy Sunday afternoon found me catching up on Pam’s witty blog about air travel with a toddler over here. I beckoned Tall Mountain to come over and read her […]

Travel with kids

East Hampton: a maid’s embrace & survival parenting

October 15, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

After filming all week in NYC, the production team moved to East Hampton for the weekend: a wealthy coastal village located on the peninsula east of New York. Ayo and […]

Travel with kids

Museum day with a twist

October 10, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

Ayo and I ventured over to Brooklyn today, since the guys started their day filming someone on that side of town. We were happy to join them on their car […]

Travel

High Line and Central Park

October 9, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

Following more of a “down day” yesterday spent visiting with a family friend in New Jersey, walking around the area and chasing squirrels at a local park, Ayo and I […]

Travel

NYC Chinatown and CMoM

October 7, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

It turned out really helpful for us to fly into New York with one whole family day to figure out public transportation before Ayo and I were left to explore […]

Travel

NYC with a toddler?

October 1, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

I love big cities. I love how alive they are, how endless the culinary, cultural, interpersonal experiences can be, how outrageous personalities and clothing are acceptable, how beautiful architecture and […]

Travel

Aspens changing in Colorado

September 28, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

Travel with kids

Sleeping baby bubbly

June 19, 2013November 24, 2014 Third Culture Mama

Last night was jetlag night number 5 and Ayo slept through! Hooray! I am not sure if it had something to do with this being the fifth night or based […]

Flying me crazy!

June 18, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

It is hard to believe that this is Ayo’s fourth trip to France in less than a year. He is such a fortunate toddler and he doesn’t even know it! […]

Travel

Mexico at 14 months

May 13, 2013November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

Three loads of laundry are piled up next to me and bright colored toys are strewn all over the first floor. I had to step over a sippy cup and […]

Spirituality

The early years…

February 18, 2013November 24, 2014 Third Culture Mama

My first two were spent aboard the floating hospital in this 12 minute clip, which aired on 60 Minutes this past weekend. True story! That’s me pictured with my brother […]

International travel with baby

December 14, 2012December 17, 2012 Third Culture Mama

It’s hard to believe that Ayo has been on 16 flights in the last six months. I’d say that flying with him is definitely getting easier as we learn how […]

Cultural Reflections

Living in the tension

November 30, 2012November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

Well, on Monday, we flew over to Europe again. I had to remind myself what was in our suitcases as I pictured them still having the contents of our last […]

Un peu de tout

November 14, 2012December 13, 2012 Third Culture Mama

A bit of everything. My kid smells like a skunk. I need to strip his dipes again. It’s the second time in five months, so I’m not complaining. Especially, because […]

Baby

Our quick trip to Brussels

November 9, 2012November 23, 2014 Third Culture Mama

We are back in France after a short trip to Brussels for the European Parliament film screening. We flew on low cost EasyJet, which is Tall Mountain’s new least favorite […]

A few trip photos

October 27, 2012October 28, 2012 Third Culture Mama

As stressful as it is to prepare for a trip like this with a baby, our travels couldn’t have gone better. We’re so thankful. For my two mama friends traveling […]

Autumn 7.5 month packing list

October 24, 2012November 25, 2012 Third Culture Mama

It’s hard to believe that tomorrow, we get to fly to Geneva. (Sorry robbers, we do have guests staying in our home.) We’re in that last minute packing frenzy for […]

Third Culture

There’s no place like Asia…

October 3, 2012November 24, 2014 Third Culture Mama

except for downtown Los Angeles! Sometimes you just need an Asian day. That’s how I felt yesterday! So, we enjoyed a Korean BBQ lunch in K-town, home to the largest […]

Los Angeles at 6.5 months

October 3, 2012November 25, 2012 Third Culture Mama

We made our way to Los Angeles on Saturday. Tall Mountain had to be in the area for tonight’s screening of his newly released documentary film. We have also been […]

Packing list reviewed

July 23, 2012August 13, 2012 Third Culture Mama

We are back “home”, laundry is folded, suitcases are away and Ayo seems to have recovered from jet lag as of last night. Last night he slept right through and […]

Our journey “home”

July 20, 2012August 13, 2012 Third Culture Mama

As terribly hard as it was to leave mamie and papi and “the most beautiful region of the most beautiful country in the world”, we had a wonderful trip home. […]

July 18, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Lavazza-lounge

July 13, 2012July 14, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Yesterday we drove yet another 550km back to mamie and papi’s place. That brings this week’s travel distance to 1700km, spread across 20 or so hours in the car. And […]

Poop to go

July 12, 2012July 14, 2012 Third Culture Mama

We drove a further 500km yesterday to Cologne and back to meet up with my great friend who drove down from Brussels. We walked around the town together with her […]

Breastfeeding

Breast is Best!

July 10, 2012November 24, 2014 Third Culture Mama

If there is anywhere that you’d imagine would be breast-feeding friendly, it would be Europe, right? Well, after meeting the husband of the chick who brought La Leche League to […]

German stroller watching

July 9, 2012August 3, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Yesterday we drove 6.5 hours from the Haute Savoie region of France, through Switzerland to Heidelberg, Germany – making Germany Ayo’s fourth country to visit ex-utero. We stopped frequently for […]

A 24 hour blur

July 5, 2012August 13, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Ayo got to see the Rockies, the Statue of Liberty and Geneva’s Jet d’Eau in 24 hours. That was kind of fun. Less fun was to discover we had no […]

Packing list (for 3.5 month old)

June 30, 2012November 25, 2012 Third Culture Mama

Tall mountain and I try to do most of our travel with carry-ons. We like to bring only what we need and are known for packing deep into the night […]

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