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I love children’s books! I don’t know what I’m going to do when my boys out grow picture books for kids because those are my favorite. My dream is to one day write some books for children! For many people the extent of their experience with Cinco de Mayo or the Mexican culture is tacos, …
As a kid I loved the idea of traveling but I never thought or dreamed of living overseas. Thirty years later, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I absolutely love that for the last 8 years, we’ve raised our kids and immersed ourselves in another culture and language. Prior to leaving the U.S. I …
Expat Mom: Keeping our Traditions at All Cost (well maybe not at all cost) I had so much fun reminiscing and laughing at the preposterous things we have done in the name of tradition. But the reality is, for us traditions are more than driving around and getting lost trying to find the “perfect” Christmas …
Our whole family sat on the couch listening in a trance, to the heavenly windpipe music and mesmerized by the mystical beauty that lie within Machu Picchu. This was part of a Spanish language documentary type of series, which highlighted different parts of the world that my mom loved watching. From that point on my …
Eat giant ants in the jungle of Ecuador. Check. Eat grasshoppers in the land of my ancestors. Hmmm, not sure about this one. On my bucket list for our Mexico trip was–eat chapulines, yummy friend grasshoppers. I share at the end of this post if I actually mustered up the courage to eat them or …
