Meet my Multicultural Family:
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been interested in learning about people, places, and traditions from around the world. I traveled with my dad to adopt my brother and sister on life-changing trip to Peru when I was 15 years old. Immediately my world expanded: in Machu Picchu I felt as if I had woken from a dream and finally realized the infinite adventures and possibilities beyond my immediate community.
In college, I spent an incredible semester in Spain, and later in Ecuador. The insatiable travel itch led to countless trips abroad, from teaching ESL to immigrants in London, to zip-lining with my students in Costa Rica. With an MA in Teaching ESL and another in School Counseling, my classroom experiences incorporated my love of languages and cultures, with my love of teaching kids about the world.
Now that I am raising my own family, I hope to raise my children to be globally and culturally aware. I have been told that our family looks like a mini-United Nations, including my husband from Mexico City, our bicultural daughters (Vivi and Maya, now 11 and 9), our sons from China (Toñito, 12), Ethiopia (Ricky, 9), and now our little guy Mario (3). While our intention was simply to expand our family, we have been forever enriched by our multicultural backgrounds and experiences. Our family enjoys both the trips to home countries as well as the celebrations and incorporation of traditions here at home.
I developed Kid World Citizen to be able to share the educational activities that I have used in my classroom and at home with my 4 children to increase global and cultural awareness.
On Kid World Citizen you will find an ever-expanding database of age-appropriate, fun activities gathered from around the world that are organized by topic and by country.
- games from around the world
- global celebrations, holidays, and festivals
- recipes that please even the most discerning tummies
- multicultural art projects
- foreign films for kids
- world music
- reviews on children’s literature related to world cultures
- map-reading, geography, and geo-literacy activities
- family travel
- service projects that reach both locally and globally
- and many other activities that help cultivate and expand young minds.
Whether you are a teacher, a parent, a homeschooler or a scout leader, I hope that you will enjoy utilizing the resources offered by Kid World Citizen.
Please share your thoughts and ideas with me! I would love to hear from you at kidworldcitizen {at} gmail {dot} com
Let’s connect!!!