An Expat Christmas: Multicultural Traditions and Celebrating Holidays Abroad (TGMS 27)

Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you all for a fantastic first year of The Global Mom Show (we’ll it’s not really a year, since we just started in late spring…). This week’s show is a fun chat with my friend Lizzy, who lives in South Asia with her family. We share silly stories from our time in India, and she tells me about how she celebrates the holidays now. I also talk with my sister Ellen about keeping Christmas traditions in Musoma, Tanzania. And, my kids had to get in a little Christmas song for you at the end.

Thanks for listening!

Notes:

Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist

Alton Brown’s Sugar Plum recipe

Thanks to friends for sharing their favorite multicultural traditions:

Lisa Ferland, Anjelica Malone, Lauren Mokasdar

Yes! Send Me the Guide:

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Mary Grace Otis
Mary Grace is a wife, a mom of three boys, a former expat and development worker, and a freelance writer for nonprofits and businesses. She's lived in Germany and India, and traveled lots of places besides that, but she currently makes her home in the U.S., where one of her goals is to stay connected with a global view of life. She's the host of The Global Mom Show Podcast and the founder of The Global Mom website.

One Response to “An Expat Christmas: Multicultural Traditions and Celebrating Holidays Abroad (TGMS 27)”

  • Alexandra
    7 years ago
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    Totally laughed at the comment about being free to pursue family life the way you choose when overseas, because people just shake their heads and consider you a crazy American! Sooo true! And so freeing.

    (US/Ukraine/Kenya/Bahamas)

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