KC 
Raising immigrant kids in America brings obvious challenges: from food, language, the role of parents, schooling, career choices and instilling cultural practices. Parenting is hard. But raising children in a different culture you didn’t grow up in is even more challenging. One that needs understanding, courage, and a lifetime of learning. When my kids arrived … Read more
Taking our toddler to church, the doctor’s office, the restaurant or anywhere that require him to sit for more than 3 minutes is as fun as making snow angels with your swim suit on. Imagine an emotionally unstable little person with an eerie ability to know exactly how far to push you towards utter madness … Read more
“Red looks scary!” That’s the first thing my husband told me after I finished organizing our medicine cabinet. I couldn’t blame him, red does look scary! Looking at all the red containers lined up on the shelf reminds me of a report card with red marks for “fail”. But what can be scarier than having … Read more
I was a single mother almost the entire childhood of both my older kids. It was just me, myself and I. I make my own decisions and I plan our days and activities. But most importantly, I make all the rules and I decide what is good and bad for them. My parents were a … Read more
It just occurred to me that this year is the fourth Christmas that I’ll be spending away from home. Of course, the term “home” has relatively two meanings for me now. One is the home I’m building together with my husband and kids here and the other is the home I grew up in where … Read more
When I left home four years ago, I was crazy excited. First, I was going to marry the love of my life. Second, I was going to America. And third, I’ll be finally free from all the stresses of work and family drama that I surrounded myself with. I felt like a girl going to … Read more
About three weeks ago, I was invited to attend an Internet Safety & Awareness forum at my daughter’s school. I thought it was neat that they would put together something like this. As a parent, I would want to know what I can do to protect my kids against the dark side of social media … Read more
Even before the thought of starting my own blog entered my mind, I already had a vision of what my dream workspace would look like. I’m not imagining anything grand. In fact, even a tiny functioning workspace in the corner of our dining room would make me very happy. What’s important is I have my … Read more
My First 12 Moments of Culture Shock in the US…. Everything felt surreal when I moved to the United States in November 2013. I was so excited to finally be with the love of my life after eight months of separation but at the same time sad because I’ll be leaving my two kids behind … Read more
Hooray! Well, after several months of planning to do it I am finally publishing my first blog! So why am I here? I think mainly because blogging gives me the opportunity to connect and meet new people. Being here also gives me the chance to bring in together likeminded individuals who share the same passions … Read more