Get ready for a fascinating conversation with an American mom raising her bicultural and bilingual daughter in Guatemala. We talk about how our own traditions and childhoods play into our parenting, the role of extended family in raising a child, and the beauty of owning fewer material items amongst other interesting differences in raising a child outside the United States. And, for our listeners with a sweet tooth, Ashlee and Lesley discuss their sugar addiction (and why it’s totally fine to eat dessert every night!)

Show Notes

Host: Lesley Miller
Co-Host: Ashlee Gadd 

Guest: Michelle Acker Perez / Blog / Instagram

LITTLE LUXURY

Sarah Hauser’s 7-Minute Blackberry Crisp

Ashlee’s favorite lactation cookies (Make these babies in bulk and then freeze. You won’t regret it!)

BOOKS THAT MICHELLE RECOMMENDS:

Parenting Without Borders: Surprising Lessons Parents Around the World Can Teach Us

How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm: And Other Adventures in Parenting (from Argentina to Tanzania and everywhere in between)

Plus, this great website.

SOME OF MICHELLE'S ESSAYS ABOUT MOTHERHOOD IN GUATEMALA:

My letter to my bicultural and bilingual daughter / Dear Mija letters / Saying Good-bye