The Cost Of Moving To Spain!
Living Abroad Changes You! Living abroad brings a new perspective to your life, the dynamic of cultural experience is much deeper than just spending a short period. Moving to Spain is the second overseas move as a multicultural family. Individually, Daniel and I had...
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Being a Multicultural Family!
BEING A MULTICULTURAL FAMILY Who are we as a multicultural family? Intermarriage is becoming increasingly common in modern society. Individuals with different backgrounds, cultures, languages, and races are starting to share life within the...
Using LEGO as a Language Learning Toy for Multilingual Children
There can't be many people around the world who haven't heard of LEGO; we have either seen it in the toy store, theme park, playdate's house, shopping mall, or even on the TV. Literally, LEGO has become part of our life. Daniel and I have been to...
Glazing Organic Carrots | Snack Time
Glazing Organic CarrotsSourcing Ingredients One of the most vital lessons I've learned from various culinary experiences is to know your ingredients! Most chefs that I've learned from always advise me to visit farm markets, understand the kind of...
The Madeleine | Snack Time
The Madeleine: Our Snack Cake Madeleine is a classic French tea cake made of butter, eggs, and flour. It is also one of our favorite desserts that we always have for snack food. After trying the Madeleine recipe for years, including taking a few...
11 Ways to Keep Virus Away
Personal Hygiene Practice in My Multicultural family Eastern vs. Western A significant proportion of the world's population is currently under some form of lockdown to curtail the spread of COVID-19. Spain announced its total confinement ordered on...
Earth Day Every Day | Growing Tomato
Earth Day Every Day | Growing Tomato In my family, We always have the habit of growing plants wherever we move, whether it is a houseplant or a garden full of flowers and herbs. Plants are simple and plain; it promotes health and well-being; it...
Birthdays in a Multicultural Family – Party at Home
Birthday in a Multicultural Family | Party at Home Over the past few years, I have tried to throw birthdays parties for my children, lots of Pinterest, and social media research on ideas with catering services. Due to the Novel Coronavirus, we...
Family Travel Without Leaving Home!
Because... we all need to stay home now! Family Travel without Leaving Home! Most parents agree that traveling exposes your little explorers to different cultures and traditions. The experience can broaden children's perspectives. If you are also...
Keeping Toddlers Entertained At Home While Social Distancing
Most people are experiencing tough times as we face these unprecedented challenges in our world. It is vital that we stay at home, stay healthy, and follow the World Health Organization (WHO) instruction for protecting ourselves and others from...
Parenting, Third Culture Kids, Cultural Conflicts – “Overnight Inside Taiwan IKEA”
Parenting, Third-culture kids, Cultural Conflicts "Two Idiots at Night in IKEA" Original Version "Sleepover in Ikea" first started in 2016 by two Belgium teens YouTuber, Florian Van Hecke and Bram Geinaert. Two high school graduate students spent...
Teach Simple Chinese Characters to Kids
Teach Simple Chinese Characters to Kids Teaching Chinese Characters to my multilingual children has become one of the most challenging tasks after moving to Spain. We are a multicultural family; my native language is Chinese; my husband speaks...
FIVE Concepts Little Explorers Learn Through Travel
Family Travel Facts Research has continued to uncover that family travel is beneficial to children for many reasons and also suggest to start young if possible. According to the article by Heike A. Schänzel and Ian Yeoman - The Trends in Family...
Exploring The Color Pink
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...
Early Language Development in Multilingual Families
Early Language Development in Multicultural Families How Many Languages in My Multicultural Family? While the multicultural population is increasing, more people are speaking more than one language. In a survey conducted by the European Commission...
Multicultural Family Celebrates the Chinese 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...
Teach Kids About Money
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...
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...
FOUR 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 three-years-old, the toddler will begin to develop imaginations and language...
Top 3 Multicultural Family-friendly Cities on Earth!
Multicultural Family Parenthood is a marathon, and for an apparent reason that parents want to provide the best education, opportunity, environment, clothing, food, etc. to our little kids. However, If you are a multicultural family like us, you...
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...
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...
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...
Seafood Paella Recipe
Seafood Paella Recipe What Paella Means to My Multicultural Family? Paella is a traditional Spanish food originally from Valencia, it is one of the most well-known dishes in Spanish cuisine. As a multicultural family with Brazilian and Catalan...
The Education of Multicultural Kids | Multicultural Education
The Education of Multicultural Kids | Multicultural Education We are an intercultural family that involves members belonging to different nationalities and races; We are an interracial family with two beautiful daughters. The best part about...
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Hsin Chen
Hi, My name is Hsin and I am a third-culture kid from Taiwan, my partner was raised in a mixed Brazilian-Catalan family, and we have 2 daughters together. The best part about being a multicultural family is that we have more cultural experiences. We grow knowledge and perspectives in a global context. We moved 11,000 km from Taiwan to Barcelona where we are now based to embrace multiculturalism and establish family values of our own.
“Nanani” was how my multilingual daughter expresses “where” in Chinese. I have decided to go with it, meaning living with the world in mind.