Where in the world do you live? And, are you from there?
Right now I live in Port Washington, New York but the clock is ticking. Starting in August, I will be living in (and blogging from) Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.
Where I am from is a more complicated question. I am a cultural mutt (Father Irish, Mother Peruvian) and global nomad, having been raised in the UK, Spain and Ireland and having accompanied my hubby to Japan. But my longest stint anywhere has been Long Island, New York (where I suffered through to high school). I think that’s enough to claim a place as home right?
What language(s) do you speak?
French and Spanish well. Japanese and German pitifully. Have delusions of learning Arabic.
When did you first become a mother?
February 19, 2011. My son, Xavier is now 15 months old and is quite possibly the happiest baby on the continent. Forget the block.
Are you a stay-at-home mom or do you work?
I had a possibly postpartum induced fit of madness and started my own business when Xavier was 6 months. The biz (Culturebaby.com) has grown steadily since and has been a passion project for me, leading me to meet fascinating women (and a few men!) and find out new things about myself. I never thought entrepreneurship would be for me but find I have stumbled on a life’s calling.
Why do you blog/write?
Because I find it to be the closest thing to the lost art of letter writing there is! It forces you to string together cohesive thoughts and properly document your life. And because it’s public, you are more likely to stick too it. My poor diary just sank further into its dusty spot on my shelf.
How would you say that you are different from other mothers?
If anything, I find mothers have much more in common than different. I love my baby…that’s all it takes right?
If anything, I would say that I do my best to bring as much goofiness and joy into my son’s life as I do learning and discipline.
What do you view as the challenges of raising a child in today’s world?
Connecting him meaningfully to the wider world in a way that makes him a concerned citizen – cognizant of the challenges, dangers and evils it can present but also fiercely hopeful for its future, respectful of its power and beauty and in a constant state of wonder and curiosity. That’s not too high a bar is it!?
How did you find World Moms Blog?
Twitter! How did I ever search the web before!?
This is an original first post to World Moms Blog by Natalia from Culture Baby Blog. She can be found blogging at Culture Baby Blog.
Photo credit to the author.
Welcome, Natalia! (p.s. I LOVE culturebaby!)
Thanks do much!
So much rather!
Welcome, Natalia! (p.s. I LOVE culturebaby!)
Thanks do much!
So much rather!
Welcome Natalia! Too bad we will only be neighbors (I’m in Manhattan) for another month 🙂
Oh shame! Well I’ll be in the city a lot in late July, early August…doing a pop up at 52 mercer in Soho. Maybe we could get coffee?
Shame! I’ll be in NYC a lot in late July, early August b/c I’m doing a pop up in Soho. We could do coffee maybe?
Yes – def! Emailor fb me 🙂
Welcome Natalia! Too bad we will only be neighbors (I’m in Manhattan) for another month 🙂
Oh shame! Well I’ll be in the city a lot in late July, early August…doing a pop up at 52 mercer in Soho. Maybe we could get coffee?
Shame! I’ll be in NYC a lot in late July, early August b/c I’m doing a pop up in Soho. We could do coffee maybe?
Yes – def! Emailor fb me 🙂
Hello Natalie, nice to “meet” you. It certainly sounds like you lead a very interesting life globe-trotting all over!!! Good luck on you upcoming move. I’m heading over to check out your blog now!
Thnks Susi! Hope u like!
Hello Natalie, nice to “meet” you. It certainly sounds like you lead a very interesting life globe-trotting all over!!! Good luck on you upcoming move. I’m heading over to check out your blog now!
Thnks Susi! Hope u like!
Welcome to World Moms Blog, Natalia! I’m so glad you’ve found us and are writing with us! I hope I get to meet up with you this summer!
Jen 🙂
Welcome to World Moms Blog, Natalia! I’m so glad you’ve found us and are writing with us! I hope I get to meet up with you this summer!
Jen 🙂
Love the shop!! When I lived in Ghana, my son wore as much Global Mama gear as I could get him into, and I had many Global Mama table cloths. We need to get some Indonesian items on there for you! 🙂 What will you be doing in Tunisia?
Natalia, it was so great to meet you just before BlogHer! I’m so looking forward to your posts from Tunisia! Welcome to World Moms Blog!
Welcome to WMB, Natalia! Tunis, so exciting! I visited Sousse when I was 21, and loved it.
I’ve been married to a Libyan for nearly 5 years and am still failing at learning Arabic. I’m learning it more from my toddler 🙂
Welcome!