Some months ago a friend sent me a video featuring mixed race young adults talking about their racial identity and prejudices they’ve experienced. I sent the video to my American cyber friend Nikki. Like myself, Nikki has a Blasian son. We got to talking about our...
It seems like many moons ago since I first met Maria, my namesake. We met at a blog event and have been following each ever since. I enjoy seeing what she gets up to with her family, when they are out and about. It became clear to me that we enjoy doing similar...
Some months ago, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and I came across the account Abby & Izzy, ‘Sisterhood of the Travelling Ankara’. I loved the name and their photos were so joyous! I reached out to their mum for an interview to talk about...
Croatia has been on my mind for years. It’s on my list of places I must visit. However, Hubby is less enthusiastic and unsure what it would be like for our family to visit. When stumbled upon Ireti’s Instagram account I followed instantly. When I reached...
New to The Tiger Tales is a series of interviews with parents to mixed race children across the globe. Each week throughout August into September a new interview will be posted. It is my hope that by sharing our stories, we help each other find ways to fuse cultures,...
Several weeks ago I sent off my DNA to be tested to track my heritage DNA. ‘Why?’ you ask, well it’s something I have always wanted to have done. Then, Hubby spotted an online offer so he bought two kits for us to use. It was like the ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ the...
