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Welcome to the Families Exploring Culture podcast!
Learn about holidays like Chinese’s Lunar New Year or Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations. You can also hear about the benefits and challenges of living abroad from expats like a Global Nomad or a Dutch expat in Thailand.
As you listen you will be inspired in ways you and your family can reach out and expand your understanding of the world and empower your children to seek outside of their own comfort zone to create a more diverse and inclusive environment.
In this final episode of season 1, I recap what we have learned and help you come up with an action plan. Now is the perfect for making a plan for summer learning to make cultural exploration a part of your family routine I want to thank each and every one of you who have listened…
Join me as we talk with UK expat, Roya Caviglia, as she shares what life has been like for her family as they have moved around Europe. Where are you from and where did you move to? Roya grew up in London and her husband is from Italy. After they married, they joked that they…
Explore Brazilian culture with expat Mauro Verzini as he shares about the foods and music of Brazil. We also discuss what makes Brazil wonderful and also what challenges there are within the country. In episode 19 we learn about Brazilian culture from Mauro, a classmate of my husband’s (Mitchell), who currently lives in the Netherlands….
Podcast guest Neela shares about the transition from Bangladesh to the Netherlands, adjusting to the culture shock of life in Europe, and how being brave can lead to wonderful new opportunities. When moving to a foreign country, dealing with culture shock and overwhelm is always a challenge. Moving from a small country in South Asia…
Learn about the history, symbolism and popular traditions of Chinese New Year, including the symbolism of numbers and color, the focus on family ties, and the importance of food. The Lunar New Year is celebrated in many countries, but the Chinese New Year celebrations are perhaps the most widely recognized. Traditions focus on family and…
Learn what life is like as a Brazilian expat in the Netherlands, what the challenges of expat life can be like, and how moving abroad can be a time of great personal growth. Leaving your home to live elsewhere is always a challenge as I discussed with another Brazilian expat, Roberta D’Angelo Mellis. Fernanda and…
Learn about the rich cultural traditions for Christmas in Ukraine. Kateryna shares about what kinds of foods you will find at Sviata Vecheria (Christmas Eve) dinner, the beautiful tradition of Schedryi Vechir (Caroling), and some of the religious symbolism of their traditions. Ukraine has been separated from Russia for over 20 years but Kateryna expressed…
Learn all about Celebrating Kwanzaa with teacher Ashley Causey-Golden as she shares the meaning and symbolism behind it, the importance of embracing the principles of Kwanzaa every day, and how we all can celebrate it. Here is a virtual field trip for kids about Kwanzaa that Ashley helped me put together. Listening to the episode…
Podcast guest Amelia shares about moving to London from the United States, adjusting to the differences of life in Europe, and the perspective shift that comes from living in a new place. In this episode, I talk with fellow Harry Potter fan, Amelia, about their experience moving abroad to England, some of the similarities and differences…
Moving to a foreign country as a family can be a scary prospect but it is also incredibly enriching! Here are the three most valuable things we learned in our first year of living in the Netherlands. This week is the one year mark since we left the United States and moved to the Netherlands….
Learn about the language-learning program for families called Talkbox.mom, where you can start speaking a foreign language as a family from day 1. Adelaide explains why she started this company and about all the benefits of learning a second language, no matter your age. Why did you want to learn a second language? Adelaide grew…
Learn what it is like living abroad in Southeast Asia, as I talk with Frey and her family’s experiences as expats from the Netherlands and living in Taiwan, Singapore, and Thailand. Where are you from and where have you lived abroad? Frey was born and raised in The Netherlands. She studied at The Hotelschool in…