We’re lucky. Our children were born and raised in Hawaii, the most racially diverse state in the United States as there is no real majority. With 23% of Hawaii residents claiming to be multi-ethnic (two or more races), in Hawaii you’ll find many groups adding their own variety of culture to our local way of …
Trying different cuisines is like picking different colors of clothes from your closet. It gives you a sense of novelty, adventure, and it opens your eyes to something new allowing you to be creative. Jaf and Lou Lou, if you haven’t guessed, are Multicultural. I, their Mom am Hawaiian and their father Lebanese, which automatically …
While touring Spain we noticed that every grocery store would sell several variations of the tomatoes. Curious, we asked the kids Spainsh tutor to take us on a grocery tour to learn out more about the different types of tomatoes grown in Spain. Spaniards in general eat the most tomatoes than most of their neighbors …
We’ve been driving across Spain from Girona to Costa Brava, from Casteldefels to Barcelona and now Valencia all the way to Madrid. The most amazing thing about driving across Europe is that you get to see and go to many places tourist never see. Our family’s newest hobby is to seek out large grocery stores …
While driving through Spain and France, we were shocked to see how many McDonalds and Burger King franchises grace their highways and roadsides. Most of them alongside or adjacent to petrol stations and or rest areas, filled with children and their families. It felt like we were back in the good ole USA. Because we …
While visiting El Rastro, Madrid’s largest open air flea market on a Sunday seeking out “treasures” and hopefully some very cool souveniors to take home, we spotted a Chulapo (a man from Madrid dressed in traditional clothing), who stuck out like a sore thumb. He was standing next to a colorful round cylinder, that looked …
After a week of Spanish tutoring every morning, we decided to surprise the kids and “skip” tutoring for a day to go have breakfast at a nearby cafe/bar. Elena, our awesome Spanish tutor wanted to surprise the kids with a typical breakfast meal that is served to kids in Spain. Arriving at the bar she …
We spent two years RVing through Europe with our two kid-foodies, culinary worldschooling them along the way. Our curriculum was heavily focused on learning about the different cuisines in Europe, and when we go to Spain we were in culinary heaven. Read this post to learn about the different kinds of paella, and where we …
We, as a family aren’t BIG pork lovers or eaters. Hubby rarely touches the stuff and Lou Lou and Jaf’s major pork affection is limited to SPAM (processed pork in a can), which you will never understand unless you’re born and raised in Hawaii. Our trip to Girona, Spain proved we were a bit uneducated …
We’ve never been huge fans of ice cream or frozen yogurt. But while in Girona this past September, it was just too hot not to get involved in the yogurt craze here in Spain. Literally, everywhere you go, there’s posters for ice cream (helado) or frozen yogurt. I took photos literally walking down one street …
