This is a website about the life and parenting style of a multicultural family, we moved 10,416km across the globe to find balance and embrace multiculturalism. Read more
FEATURED POSTS
7 Toddler-Friendly Activities Near Waikiki Hawaii
Hawaii always has a special relationship with me and my family. I have lived in Big Island Hawaii for four years during my teenage time, and both of my multicultural children, Luana and Maya, are born in Hawaii. Hawaii is a tropical paradise that offers various...
Multicultural Family Celebrates Valentine’s Day – Exploring The Color Pink with Toddler
Valentine's Day traditionally is the day of love and has become a global culture to celebrate on February 14th! Some countries have their own unique customs, while most places marked by giving gifts and spending time with their loved ones. If you are a multicultural...
Raising Multilingual Children: Early Childhood Speech Delayed!
While the multicultural population is increasing, more people are speaking more than one language. In a survey conducted by the European Commission in 2006, 56% of respondents reported being able to speak another language than their mother tongue. while the world is...
Multicultural Family Celebrates Chinese New Year Lantern Festival
Chinese New Year Lantern Festival Chinese New Year Lantern Festival celebrates on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, and it marks the end of a sixteen-day long celebration. During the Lantern Festival, you may see children holding a paper-lantern walking around....
Tips on Moving To Spain With Toddlers
Moving to Spain is an adventure, and what makes an adventure colorful is the ups and downs. It has been four months since moving to Spain. I am grateful after all the careful planning, we have finally settled down from our first phase of international moving. Both...
Teaching Toddlers About Money After Receiving Chinese New Year Red Envelope
At Lunar New Year, it is a tradition to give a red envelope enclosed with lucky money (known as 紅包 hongbao) to friends and family. Red envelopes are mostly given to elderly and junior members, such as parents, grandparents, and children. It symbolizes good luck and...
THREE Simple Goals To Achieve Through Chinese New Year Clean-up Activities With Toddlers
People usually don't celebrate Chinese New Year in Spain, and you certainly do not see decorations on the street. However, Chinese New Year is the most important festival in my culture, and I want to introduce some key elements to my multicultural children. Cleaning...
Chinese New Year In a Multicultural Family
Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is around the corner. Sixteen days long Chinese New Year is considered the most important celebration in Taiwan. Festival begins from New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival. Some families will start the preparations five to seven...
Helping The Homeless in Barcelona with ESPERANÇA
Esperança is also known as the HOPE project. It is a group of volunteers who go out every Saturday and Sunday to distribute clothing, sleeping bags, shoes, socks, and food to the Barcelona homeless. There are two types of volunteers. People can choose to be the...
FIVE Challenges Faced Raising a Toddler In a Multicultural Family
During the first three years of life, a baby transitions from complete physical dependence to independence with a majority of basic self-help and motor skill. At around 3 years old, the toddler will begin to develop imaginations and language skills. Keep in mind that...
Can a Multicultural City Foster a Global Mindset Child?
After finishing my last post on "The five character traits of a child raising in a multicultural society." I started digging into more research and try to understand if raising kids in a multicultural society can foster a global mindset child at the same time. To...
5 Character Traits Of a Child Raising In a Multicultural Society
Children growing up in a multicultural society, where people with different nationalities, languages, religions, and ethnicities living together. In extend to this, people with different cultures can have different traditions, lifestyles, values, and ethics. As the...
TOP Multicultural Cities for Raising Kids
Parenthood is a marathon, and for an apparent reason that parents always want to provide the best education, opportunity, environment, clothing, food, etc. to their children. However, If you are a multicultural family, you may be facing some unique parenting...
Chinese Chicken Noodle Soup
A cold winter day, a bowl of hot soup is always a good idea. In Taiwan traditions, hot soup is usually served on every meal. As in Chinese culinary cooking techniques, it discovered that boiling meat and vegetables together in water will release their nutrients into...
Taiwan Longqi Wenheng Temple
Longqi WenHeng Temple Taiwan has more than 4,000 temples across the nation, including Confucianist, Buddhist, Taoist, Christian churches, and Muslim mosques. I have visited quite a few while growing up in Taiwan, Longqi WenHeng Temple 龍崎文衡殿 is the one that stood out...
“Posa’t la Gorra!” Fundraising at The Parc de la Ciutadella
"Posa't la Gorra!" On December 14, we brought our girls to attend "Posa't la Gorra!" (Put on your hat) at the parc de la Ciutadella. The event was organized by a group of volunteers, artists and institutions with various activities and performances. "Posa't...
10 Things To Adjust After Moving To Spain
My husband Daniel is Spanish, but we never live in Spain before. We intend to bring our kids here and create a family of our own within a multicultural environment. Although we are an experienced international mover, there are a few things we still need to adjust...
Half-Day Trip to Girona Old Town
Girona is the largest northern Catalonian city, the new high-speed AVE train from Barcelona to Girona takes only 37 minutes. Another 15 minutes walk from the central station to the old town. Girona's old town has over 2,000 years of history, which is reflected in the...
Japanese Curry Recipe
Japanese Curry is one of my favorite dishes to prepare for my children, taste sweet and delicious! Japanese curry is easy to make, I used the curry roux from the supermarket instead of making it from scratch! If you are planning to use a roux to cooking for the kid,...
Taiwan Taroko National Park
Taroko National Park is located in the east of Taiwan. It covers Hualien County, Taichung City, and Nantou County. Unquestionable that this is one of the most beautiful places in Taiwan, the natural landscape breathtaking. Recommend to join a tour if you are the first...
Why Do We Move To Spain?
A lot of people ask me why are we moving to Spain? How about London? Why not wait for a few more years since the kids are young? How about your parents at home? Several questions pop up! There are many pros and cons to moving abroad. It is always joyful to talk about...
The Challenge Of Staying Connected With Oversea Family
Being a multicultural family, our family and friends are mostly around the world; we try to maintain a close relationship with them no matter where we are. However, it is challenging to create a "meaningful connection" half a world apart. We asked ourselves questions...
Rainbow Village Taiwan
Rainbow Village is located in Taichung, Taiwan. The village is preserved by a 96-year-old veteran. He hand-painted the buildings with colorful murals, transformed an "almost-demolished" village into an art piece! The creativity and the heart-warming story was...
Religion In a Multicultural Family
My mother-in-law is a catholic who goes to Mass regularly. However, growing up, Daniel has always been free to choose his beliefs. My family from southern Taiwan is deeply devoted to Taoism. Taoism can be a philosophy and also a religion. My family gathers to pray...
Sun Moon Lake – Taiwan
One of the most significant advantages of being a multicultural family is that we get to travel more often and have many opportunities to go around the world to see family members. Taiwan is my home! We were able to visit a few amazing sites with our girls, I would...
Celebrating Christmas In a Multicultural Family
Christmas in Taiwan is non-religion rather than religion. People usually celebrate during dinner with family, friends, and partners! Taipei city is vibrant, and the restaurants are busy! Growing up, we learn Christmas songs, know the Christmas story as well. Office...
Madeleine Recipe
Madeleine Madeleine is a classic French tea cake made of butter, eggs, and flour. One of my favorite dessert, and it is a common breakfast food in our house. I have adjusted the sugar level according to the family taste bud, light enough, but still, keep the...
Matcha Tiramisu Recipe
Matcha Tiramisu Recipe Matcha is a bright green powder made from young tea leaves that gives out the fresh grassy aroma. It is widely used in Asian pastry. Tiramisu is a traditional Italian dessert with a combination of mascarpone, coffee, sweet wine, and...
How Do We Manage Different Political Cultures?
Being a multicultural family having various backgrounds and beliefs. How do we manage conversation as a cross-culture parent? What do we tell our children to believe? When we first arrived in Barcelona, there was a massive rally for pro-independence and called for its...
Seafood Paella Recipe
Paella is a traditional Spanish food originally from Valencia, it is one of the most well-known dishes in Spanish cuisine. My first time trying paella was from my mother-in-law! Her recipe has been passed down generations from her mother. It was unforgettable, since...
Knowing The Panellets Catalan Almond Sweet!
On November 1st, my mother-in-law told me that it is the day to have "Panellets." "This is a Catalan treat to eat on All Saint's day." she said As a multicultural family, Catalan is part of us. We want to explore and join in the celebration of the holidays and...
Park Güell With Children
It is a beautiful day, and we thought it's a good idea to take a trip to Park Güell, showing girls the beauty of Barcelona!90% of Park Güell is free to the public, the park is full of imagination and color. Playful architecture integrates with the natural surrounding,...
How To Choose Education For Children In a Multicultural Family?
There are four types of schools in Spain: free state Spanish, subsidized private schools, bilingual schools, and fully independent schools. Barcelona provides a wide variety of school options for multicultural families and expats. My husband Daniel and I need to...
Port Vell Christmas Market
Port Vell Christmas Market is one of the newest Christmas fairs in Barcelona, located near the Columbus monument. The market offers various wooden stalls with Christmas decorations, food, crafts, and gifts.30 meter Christmas tree, which marks the tallest tree recorded...
Basmati Fried Rice
Basmati Fried Rice Growing up in Taiwan, rice is a staple food in everyday meals. White rice, fried rice, or rice porridge. Today, I have decided to use Basmati rice for cooking traditional fried rice! Why not! We are a multicultural family having international...
The Hidden Cost Of Moving To Spain!
While feeling excited about the new chapter, how much it cost for an international moving? First of all, there is no awesome financial spreadsheet here, and my moving plan was not a budget plan, as my husband and I were traveling with two toddlers and a pet. We want...
How Do We Settle In Spain?
Settling down is a marathon, and it does not happen overnight! I would say there are are two stages of “settling down” for us. The first stage is when we arrived in Barcelona, "let's get it done" mode, things you have prepared earlier is for now: applying legal...
How Do We Prepare For Moving To Spain?
The process of international moving with two toddlers and a pet can be lengthy and complicated. I'm a forgetful person, by staying organize can help me to think better and to priorities. Moving to Spain is my fifth oversea moving; so I would like to share some of my...