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My Sweet Girl is 12

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

She’s ‘tween our family’s past and our future.

Posted in Blooms | Tagged America, American, Asian, AsianAmerican, BeautifulMess, BirthdayGirl, Expat, Filipina, FilipinoAmerican, Greta Thunberg, Immigrant, Middle School, Momlife, Parenting, Philippines, Singapore, StrengthinDifferences, Tween | Leave a comment

Guardian of the Family Galaxy

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

When my super-protective aunt died, I saw her strength in me.

Posted in Blooms | Tagged Adulting, American, Balikbayan, Beautiful Mess, Children, Death, Expat, Expatlife, Family, Filipina, Grief, immigrant life, Life Lessons, Loss, Love, Momlife, Motherhood, Parenthood, Parenting, Philippines, Superheroes, Superpower, Travel, Wanderlust, Women, women empowerment, Women’s Rights, Writer | Leave a comment

On Loneliness and the Village of Women

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

What if women decided to stop struggling alone, and worked to lift each other up?

Posted in Blooms | Tagged Asian American, Beautiful Mess, Expat, Family, Life Lessons, Momlife, Motherhood, New York, TravelBlogger, Village, Women | 3 Comments

Kranji: Cycling Through Singapore’s Past, Present, and Future

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

In a two-hour bike ride, we discovered that Singapore’s backroads were in the front lines of the country’s future.

Posted in Blooms | Tagged 30 by 30, Asian American, Bike ride, Climate Change, Cycling, Expat, Farm, Filipina, Kranji, Kranji Marshes, Nature, Singapore, TravelBlogger, Wanderlust | Leave a comment

Japan and France: Food Fellows?

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

The spectacular French food in Hokkaido made us wonder whether there was a longstanding connection between French and Japanese cuisine.

Posted in Seedlings | Tagged Asian American, Expat, Filipina, Food, France, Hokkaido, Japan, Niseko, Paris, Travel with kids, TravelBlogger, Wanderlust | Leave a comment

Snowshoeing in Niseko

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

My husband Noel and I went snowshoeing during our Spring Break Trip to Niseko in Hokkaido, Japan. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves.

Posted in Seedlings | Tagged Asian American, beautiful, Expat, Filipina, Hokkaido, Japan, Nature, Niseko, snow, snowshoeing, Travel, TravelBlogger, Wanderlust | 3 Comments

Two-Faced Fear

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

Just when we think we’ve conquered our fears, it finds another way to bring us down. But there are ways to beat it, again.

Posted in Blooms | Tagged Anxiety, Asian American, Children, Expat, Fear, Filipina, Hokkaido, Japan, Journey, Life Lessons, Momlife, Nature, Niseko, Parenting, Travel, Travel with kids, Wanderlust, Writerlife, Writing | Leave a comment

Learning to Survive a Mountain of Fear

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

My daughter and I tested our mettle against the cold, hard grip of fear during a trip to one of Japan’s winter playgrounds.

Posted in Blooms | Tagged Asian American, Beautiful Mess, Expat, Family, Fear, Filipina, Food, Hokkaido, Japan, Kids, Life Lessons, Momlife, Motherhood, Nature, Niseko, Snow Tubing, Takahashi Dairy Milk Kobo, Travel, Travel with kids, Wanderlust | 1 Comment

Grief for the Living

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

Saying goodbye over and over again to someone you love with can be painful.

Posted in Blooms | Tagged Beautiful Mess, Changi, Expat, Family, Grief, Kids, Loss, Love, Motherhood, Parenthood, Singapore, Terminal 1, Travel | Leave a comment

iLight, #meLight, too

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Dulce Zamora

Colorfully-lit artwork around Singapore had me questioning the shades beyond black and white.

Posted in Blooms | Tagged Art, Bicentennial, Expat, Family, Hiroshima, History, iLight, Marina Bay, Raffles, Singapore, Stories, Travel | Leave a comment

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