✨Different✨ Accommodations for our Autistic Daughter While in Argentina
My seven year old daughter is autistic and in June of 2024, we moved to Argentina for six months. While here we have tailored some of the accommodations that we do for her and are doing some things differently to adjust to our life here in Buenos Aires.
Going Shopping Social Story
Since coming to Buenos Aires, I have had to take the kids shopping on my own a lot more. This is a new experience for us because, in Tennessee, my daughter goes to school and my son naps at home where my husband works, or I can take my son to my parents house or I have the luxury of ordering groceries. In Argentina, though, it's really hard for us to get stuff delivered to us for a large variety of reasons and I don't have the added support, but I still have to get things done so I've had to take the kids out more. We're been going to the grocery store, clothes and toy shops, bakeries, and anywhere else that we need to. Sometimes it's just to give us something to do, but either way they're just in stores more. I noticed that it was really hard for my daughter, and despite thinking that I had sufficiently prepared my seven year old autistic daughter to go shopping, she was still having a difficult time. So I wrote a social story especially for her about going shopping.
Culture Shocks When We Moved to Buenos Aires
For the most part it has been pretty smooth since moving here. However, there have been a few culture shocks that I've experienced as an American moving to Argentina.
How I'm Doing Homeschool While We Are Traveling
We've been here in Argentina for almost two months now and there's a lot happening with that I want to tell you about what we're doing for homeschool.
Using the Spanish Visual Schedule Board to Supplement Our Spanish Lessons
I’m going to show you how we’re using our Spanish visual schedule board while we’re living in Argentina with the help of our local Spanish tutor.
Things I Love About Living in Argentina
There are many things that I LOVE about Buenos Aires, but three things in particular stand out especially when I compare them to their counterparts at home.
Things I Regret Bringing or Forgot for 6 Months Out of the Country
Since I've already addressed the things that I'm glad that I brought overseas I wanted to also go over the things that I regret bringing or wish that I had brought for six months in Argentina.
5 Things I Miss About Living in the US
After being settled in Argentina I can go on and on about the amazing things that the company has to offer. However, there are definitely things that I miss about the US. So here are five things I miss about living in the US.
10 Things I Am Glad I Brought for 6 Months Out of the Country
We've officially been in Argentina for a month. Since we are nice and settled I've been able to think about all of the things that we have that I'm SO glad we brought from home. So I wanted to share this list with you incase you are planning any overseas travel too!
Why We Bought Another Stroller
I did something I swore that I would never do. I bought a second stroller. If you know me at all you know that this a HUGE deal. We have had our UPPAbaby Vista stroller since 2016 when I bought it. The Black Friday before my daughter was born. I love this stroller with all of my heart. We use it constantly and both of our kids have loved it. I love that the rumble seat goes up to 50 pounds, It folds up really nicely and will stand up on its own and it's easy to take care of. UPPAbaby is also amazing when it comes to warranty and replacing parts or even finding new parts that need to be replaced that aren't under warranty. While this is an expensive stroller, you get the bassinet and the rumble seat with it and it has lasted us seven years, two kids and a lot of traveling.
How I am Staying Organized While Living in Corporate Housing
If you're new here, Hi I'm Emily! I have ADHD and in order to keep me and my family functioning, I have found ways of organizing and creating systems that I don't always use, but I can put stuff back into when I need to. Right now, my family is living in Buenos Aires, Argentina in corporate housing. I'm going to show you a few ways that we are staying organized in our corporate housing for the next six months.
Painting Our Organization Drawers
One of the first things I did when I first got to Buenos Aires was go to a local hardware store and buy a set of MDF drawers. Well, they were kind of plain and I really wanted to brighten them up a little bit. So my daughter and I got some paint and paint brushes, and decided to get creative!