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KENYA: Interview with Tara Wambugu
Where in the world do you live? And, are you from there? I live in Nairobi, Kenya. I was born and raised in the US, but I’ve been living abroad for the better part of the past 15 years. What language(s) do you speak? English is my mother tongue, and I speak fluent...
World Voice: An Interview on Heartfulness Meditation – #IDayofYoga #InternationalYogaDay #InternationalDayofYoga
International Day of Yoga is June 21st This week our Senior Editor of World Voice Column, Elizabeth Atalay, interviewed our Senior Editor of Africa and Middle East Region, Purnima Ramakrishnan, about Heartfulness Meditation in relation to the International Day of...
FRANCE: Late Encounter With Life
I don’t know how your pregnancy went. I can tell you that mine was far from perfect, far from the dream I once had of what my life as a pregnant woman would be. I had it all planned, but nothing went according to plan. I was not sick but I was overly tired. And what...
TAIWAN: Where Breastfeeding is Protected, but not yet Normalized
I recently met with a Huffington Post columnist at Howard Plaza Hotel in Taipei. She is writing a book that tells the story of how culture has influenced the breastfeeding controversy. She asked me what is it like to breastfeed in Taiwan. I thought carefully when...
GUEST POST: Caitlin Domanico of United We Feed #WorldMoms
Her feature on The Huffington Post is going viral, and her e-mail inbox is currently overflowing with media requests. Caitlyn Domanico of “United We Feed” is a World Mom on a mission through photography to unite mothers in how we feed our babies. We look forward to following the journey she has launched as she continues to capture the diversity of mothers feeding their babies around the globe. We are excited to bring you her guest post on World Moms Blog today…
INDONESIA: Tomayto, Tomahto
As a British-American family living in Indonesia, we seem to speak a special sort of English in our house. Although our kids attend the British school, their classmates are from all over the world and the accents they hear are typically mixed. While my daughter...
JORDAN: My Mum is All About Peace
Those moments, when you are driving the carpool to swimming or to soccer, and the children in the backseat are talking about you while having forgotten your presence, merely inches away in the front --those are the moments of truth. Over the past few months, there has...
WORLD VOICE: Style In Turkey
I had the privilege of visiting Turkey recently and found myself marveling at the women. As a predominantly Muslim country, I assumed women wore head scarves, burkas or tesettür (a headscarf and light cover-all topcoat) even in warm climates. However, I was surprised...
UK: Helping Our Children Engage With The Fight For A Fairer World
I grew up living a pretty selfish life, if I’m honest. We weren’t a terrible family - we would help those we knew if they needed help, and I recall collecting my spare change for charity boxes and joining in with sponsored events, but that was about the sum of my...
WASHINGTON, USA: Farewell to Mother’s Little Helper
If aliens exist and mange to tap into our current social media memes, one of the things that they would conclude is that moms on Earth drink lots of wine. I see posts daily of wine delivery trucks, wine-only refrigerators, and over-sized glasses sloshing with vino. If...
PHILIPPINES: Life Lessons from Grandmothers
Among the greatest blessings I have ever had in this life is the time that I have spent with my grandmothers, Loli and Mama. They were two of the greatest women I have ever known. Loli is my paternal grandmother, and Mama is grandma on my mom’s side of the family....
EGYPT: The Saboteur Voice Identified, and How to Deal With It
Years ago, every time I would decide to try something new, questions flooded my head: What if I fail? What if I'm not good enough? What if I don't have enough experience? What if I lose my investment? What if....? What if...? What if...? The inner voice that never...
SOCIAL GOOD: Gifts For Him
Here in the United States of America, on Sunday, June 21st, we will celebrate Father's Day. I thought for the occasion I'd put together a list of gifts that World Dads would love, but that also give back in some way. There are so many great companies that give back to...
NEW JERSEY, USA: Organic Love
Relationships are like food: sometimes we go through a sweet period, sprinkling yummy “I love you’s” here and there. Other times, something turns sour. A word, a small remark rots a whole day, like a mold-covered strawberry infects an entire packet. But hopefully for...
MEXICO: Life Lessons – Chickens Do Cross the Road
As a wife of one and a mom of four, it seems like I am always learning and discovering! I know I am not alone. Let’s just admit it: The world is a big place, life is a lesson, and children can be the best teachers. Normally my series, Life Lessons with Mexico Mom,...
PHILIPPINES: 3 Ways to Be a More Intentional Mom
I have a (rather embarrassing) confession to make: Lately, I have been guilty of being that mom who seems "addicted" to social media (gasp!). You know, the one who finds herself reaching for her phone when she wakes up in the middle of the night, and immediately...
LESOTHO: Empowering Women at Work
I grew up in a family full of dynamic, resourceful, and strong women. My grandmothers were both widowed and had to raise their children (one had 6 children, the other 9) with nothing but agricultural produce and handcrafts. My mother and aunts displayed the same...
WORLD VOICE: Graduation Wishes For the World
What did you want to be when you were growing up? Is it what you are doing now? Did your dreams back then involve making the world a better place? Do they now? Amidst all the high school and college graduations happening each week during this end-of-school-year...
USA/POLAND: Transitions
A year ago, we were preparing to leave Thailand after four years. We've now been settled on the East Coast of the U.S. for ten months. And in two months, we'll depart for Poland, where we'll spend three years. That's two international moves for our family of five in...
CALIFORNIA, USA: An Ordinary Mother
The writer interview with World Moms Blog asked what made me unique as a mother. I could not answer the question, for I am not unique. I am an ordinary mother with a child, a husband, a job, and a station wagon. But, still, every ordinary mother has a story. This is...
SINGAPORE: Confession of a Selfish Mom
As mums, we are always seen as the one who should be self-sacrificing and present for our families. After all, we are the ones that our children turn to when they can't go to bed, when they need a kiss on their boo boo or when they are back from school with a growling...
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