Dearest Mexico, You have been our home for nearly 6 years now. In just five days we will move back to the United States, but it’s not because we dislike you. The truth is that we have fallen in love with you. Your bright colors, bold food, and beautiful land and people have stolen… Continue reading Dearest Mexico
1. He plays culturally appropriate games. At our house at least once a week the boys play “piñata”. They fill a bowl with “candy” (usually the alphabet magnets from the fridge), get something to use as a stick (a wooden dowel from their train set will do) and make me chant the Mexican piñata song… Continue reading 5 Signs Your American Child is Growing Up in Mexico
I am currently raising two Third Culture Kids. Not familiar with the term? It was coined in the 1950s by American sociologist and anthropologist Ruth Hill Useem to describe children who are growing up in a culture different than their parents’. More recently American sociologist David C. Pollock in his book, Third Culture Kids: Growing… Continue reading My Third Culture Kids
Abby Kitchin 