Families around the world are sharing their thoughts, hopes, fears and humor. Here is a list of some of our favorites! Join us as we get to know these families who although living across the globe are experiencing some of the same issues as ourselves in raising bilingual/bicultural families.

Jabberlingual

Ok, try to keep up with me here... Alice in Austria is "A Eurasian married to a Latino with two children, living in Austria. We speak German, Spanish and English simultaneously. Can it get any messier?" Alice is full of ideas and inspiration
Blog: stitchdiaries.blogspot.com

The Barretos

Monica, who grew up in New York City, is the product of a bicultural marriage which she feels is what has given her a unique view of life! She wanted to raise her children to appreciate their roots and has made sure her family experiences life to the fullest. To learn more about Monica, you can also read an article she wrote especially for the Bilingual/Bicultural Family Network here.
Blog: thebarretos.blogspot.com

Mama(e) in Translation

Lilian and her husband are from Brazil and are living in the US. As she contemplates in her second blog, language can be a tricky issue: " My first question was: do I write a blog in English or in Portuguese? In spite of having English as my main "writing" and "thinking" (academically) language in the past 8 years, I speak Portuguese at home with my husband and sons."
Blog: mamaintranslation.blogspot.com

Multi Tongue Kids

Clo has had to make language decisions along the way, as she say in her second blog: " My concern for my son's language development solidified when I started to wonder which one, if any, will become our family language. At the moment, we decided to apply the "one person, one language" method: I address Milo exclusively in Italian, his father speaks to him in Dutch only, the nanny speaks to him in French (and this is, at the moment, the language he hears the most, in quantitative terms, being also the language of the environment) and he regularly hears English passively, since this is the language his parents use among each other and with several friends"
Blog: multitonguekids.blogspot.com

Mausi

Christina is originally from Vancouver, BC in Canada. She is married to a German and lives in a small town in Germany. She has "two pre-teen bilingual boys, a garden full of weeds and a messy, messy house." If you know German culture, you'll appreciate her experiences.
Blog: justcallmemausi.blogspot.com

The Chiri Chronicles

Meet the "Chirimoyas" and get to know the Dominican Republic through the eyes of a cheerful and insightful bilingual/bicultural family. The pictures are a delight and the stories poignant. To understand their bilingual/bicultural formation, click here, but don't stop there, it is only the beginning of a beautiful adventure!
Blog: www.dr1.com/blogs/?u=Chiri

Irene Nam

The question really is where can you NOT find Irene's blogs? Chances are, after you read a delighful, informative blog, you'll realize that Irene is the one who wrote it! The daughter of first born Korean parents, Irene grew up and lives in France. She is an avid writer and can be found at Blogging Baby and Gadling, the editor/writer for Les Boutchous and a contributing writer for The Parenting Weblog and, of course, The Bilingual/Bicultural Family Network.

From my French window

Tracy is an American living in France with her French husband and their four children who bilingual in French, English or Franglais (a mixture of French and English). Her husband, Vilay, grew up bilingual: his parents are Czech and Loasian. He was born in Prague, lived in Laos and then moved to France when he was four years old. Check out Tracy's blog and get to know Pumpkin Pie!
Blog: myfrenchwindow.com

Notes From The OPOL Family

A blog about an English-French bilingual family written by Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert, author of a book on Bilingual Parenting 'Language Strategies for Bilingual Families', and mother of three more-or-less bilingual children. Hear how the family got started and how they cope with day-to-day life...
Blog: opol-family.blogspot.com

Pinayexpat in Deutschland

AnP is from the Phillipines and is now living in Germany with her two children. Talk about mixing cultures! She has a lot to say about culture, language, life and being a mother of bilingual and bicultural children.
Blog: pinayexpat.net

Between Pee and Kimchee

Jennifer is "the child of Chinese immigrants who both immigrated to the U.S. in their teens. My parents had intended to go back to Hong Kong after college and grad school, but in the wake of the Cultural Revolution and political instability in Asia, they decided to stay in the U.S., become citizens, have careers, and raise their children. They settled in the D.C. area and turned their eyes away from the East, giving themselves over to an American brand of living and success." Share in Jennifer's experiences in Korea as she and her Korean-born husband raise multilingual and multicultural children in English, Korean and Chinese...
Blog: yunmay.blogspot.com

Mommy Colored Glasses

"Once upon a time, in a land far, far, far away from Taco Bell there lived a hardworking, Japanese Daddy; a blogging American Mommy; a spitfire, daredevil son and a pink puffalump of a daughter. This is their story." Share in Trisha's trials, tribulations and delightful joys as an American mom in Japan!
Blog: baileyandsophie.blogspot.com

Backpacker Mom

Meet Backpacker Mom, a US expat living in Costa Rica with her full-on, mixed up toddler and husband trying to deal with the trials and tribulations of motherhood and traveling with family.
Blog: backpackermom.typepad.com

The Link Between

"Much of my life leads me to be a link between…" writes Jody, an American married to a Sri Lanken with two bicultural children. "Although I grew up in the small town of LaPorte, Indiana, my best childhood friends come from around the world, Mexico, Sweden, Finland to name a few. I guess this bent has just always been a part of my soul." Read Jody's honest, open blog about religion, life, family, work and the world.
Blog: thelinkbetween.wordpress.com

Bringing Up Baby Bilingual

Sarah is teaching her nephew French even though he is only ten months old! How does she do it? What are her tips? Read this superb blog which will give you the courage to take the language dive even if you have hesitations. Personal accounts, book reviews, family interviews and much, much more!
Blog: babybilingual.blogspot.com

The Local Dialect

Jessica is American. Her husband is Chinese. Together, they share a life and a love in a place called Yunnan, in Southwest China. Join her as she chronicles the trials and tribulations of being in an international marriage, living in a foreign country, and bridging the gaps between two very different cultures.
Blog: www.thelocaldialect.wordpress.com

Bilingual Babies

I am raising my children, Schmoo and Pan-Pan, to speak three languages: English, Twi and non-native French. This leaves lots of room for misunderstandings ('I can't drink out of a bib, Mum, don't you mean a bottle?!') and strange conversations (Me, in French: 'Schmoo, tell Dad to make me a cup of tea'. Schmoo, in Twi: 'Dad, how do you say "tea" in Twi?' Hubbie, to me, in English: 'Make it yourself! Oh, go on then.' To Schmoo, in Twi: 'It's "Tea"'. Schmoo, in Twi: 'Dad, Mum wants a cup of tea' etc etc), which you can read all about, along with our other multilingual misadventures, focusing particularly on the non-native aspect of the French and the late start element of the Twi, along with profiles of other non-native bilingual children and resources for parents who would like to start!
Blog: www.bilingualbabes.blogspot.com

An American Between Worlds

The Bilingual/Bicultural Family Network founder shares her thoughts on language, childhood, culture and more. Check out her blogs to find out what is on her mind, which is usally more than she has time to write! To learn more about the founder as well as others involved with this group, check out the About Us page.
Blog: anamericanbetweenworlds.blogspot.com

Have a blog that you'd like to recommend for this page? Send us an email at: info@biculturalfamily.org and we'll review it for possible addition!