Category: Parenting and Family
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Six Months in Spain: We’re Still Smiling
It’s officially been six months that we’ve lived in Spain, and we’re all still smiling. We left the United States approaching the summer of 2021 and now we’re heading into the holiday season and I couldn’t be happier. I have no regrets about taking this leap of faith and moving to a new country. Setting…
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How to Find a School in Spain for a Tween and Teen
Wouldn’t it be nice if there were a book called, How to Find a School in Spain for a Tween and Teen in three easy steps? Surprise, that book doesn’t exist, so el esposo and I have had to ride the struggle bus to find schools for our kids here in Spain. I am happy…
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Moving Abroad with a Family: Teens and Tweens Edition
Moving abroad with a family is not the same as moving abroad as a single person or with your boo. It’s hard to upend your life, leave friends and family behind, and start over in a new country no matter what, but when you have a teenager and a tween in tow, the challenges get…
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Ms. Meltingpot Is Taking a Break
Hello Meltingpot Community, I promised myself I would take August off from content creation. No blogging. No podcasting. No writing. I wanted to spend the month of August recharging and reflecting. I wanted to spend some time thinking about how I wanted go forward with this blog and the podcast. I also wanted to once…
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4 Multicultural Distractions for These Dark Days
Hello Meltingpot Community, Do you know what day it is? Are you and your loved one suffering from lockdown fatigue? Are you looking for some quality multicultural distractions for you and your kids? Whether you need distractions from the shitshow happening in Minneapolis and New York City, or just from the monotony of your current…
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7 Multicultural Mamas Giving Me Life on Instagram
Hello Meltingpot Community, Mother’s Day is less than a week away and like all things during a global pandemic, celebrations probably aren’t going to look like Mother’s Day past. No Sunday church services. No champagne brunches. No taking mom shopping to pick out her gift. Of course that doesn’t mean there still aren’t plenty of…
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5 Family-Friendly Multicultural Movies & Shows to Watch Right Now
Hello Meltingpot Community, If you’re like me, then you are in dire need of good family-friendly programming to get you through this lockdown lifestyle. Also, if you’re like me, which I assume you are because you’re reading my blog, you want your entertainment to come with some color and diversity. Never fear, Meltingpot community. Here…
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Love in the time of Corona
Hello Meltingpot Community, What did you do this weekend? Me? I officiated my little brother’s wedding. Via Zoom. He was in Baltimore, I was in Philadelphia. But despite the physical distance between us, and the coldness of a computer screen, we still managed to have a meaningful, multicultural celebration of love. It was my first…
