Hi there! I’m Terumi Pong, a Seattle family travel writer and mom of twin boys.  I write about our life in Seattle and things my family loves like coffee, bakeries and the stories behind our food. I’m always looking for unique places to stay and I know that my audience is a lot like us too.  In 2020 we learned that our world can shut down, and that travel is so very precious. In 2023 I started receiving treatment for a rare autoimmune disease that it is helping me recognize barriers to travel for a large group of people in the United States.  Our kids suddenly became high schoolers and we now have different holidays and their work schedules to juggle with. We also travel for soccer and for school events-one of our guys is very involved in soccer and the other is building a solar car with his school. This year’s travel has so far included a few trips to Vancouver, the Bahamas, Germany, Oahu, Japan, Singapore and we have Paris coming up.

We are a multicultural Seattle family with roots from Vancouver BC, Canada

Usually we spend our time between our home in Seattle, our cabin in the mountains and our family’s homes in Vancouver Canada where my husband and I grew up. We are a family of many mixed backgrounds-Chinese, Japanese, Norwegian, Ukranian, Irish, English and Singaporean and we try to integrate our heritage in our travels and in our daily life through the foods that we make and eat and the holidays we celebrate.  We also play sports, ride bikes, ski and practice piano somewhere in between.

I love finding new stories about the places I live in and the places we visit and the products we try out and buy and I post my finds on both my Helloterumi and EmeraldCityLife Instagram accounts.  I really enjoy being a Seattle mom and I find it fun to search for places in our city to share with other families.  We are constantly being asked about where to eat and where to stay in Seattle with kids as well as our favorite places for family travel.  In all the loss of 2020 we added a new family member, a little yorkie poo named Scout, so he has become a huge part of our adventures as well.  (He also has grandparents who he adores and who he loves to visit when we go on faraway trips.)

Are you looking for a partnership?

Here are some of the brands and agencies I’ve worked with over the years as a Seattle blogger.  If you are looking for partnerships and want to see some of my past work: Argosy Cruises, Paramount Pictures, Visit Seattle Seabrook WA, Amazon,  Tea Collection, Toyota, Tourism Whistler and Tourism Richmond BC, The Space Needle, Raddish Kids, Smith Brothers,  HP MyPrintly Moms, Dallas Tourism, Madison Reed, Armoire, Grand Ridge Plaza, Tourism Idaho, Seattle Southside,  Fairy Tales, KOA Trekaroo Tourism Vancouver and Verizon among many others. If you are looking for me to help tell your brands’ story too you can contact me for more information on how we can partner.  I have a strong following in the Seattle area and the greater Pacific Northwest on Social Media specifically on Instagram and Twitter.

If you are looking for a unique way to tell your brand, restaurant or product’s story, I can definitely help.  Our last travels before the world closed took us to Japan, Washington DC, the Island of Hawaii, Phoenix, and some European Christmas Markets and we have more recently traveled to Hawaii Island, New York, Ireland, Vancouver BC , California and Greece now that the world has opened up again.

You can contact me at helloterumi@gmail.com or message me through instagram  for reviews, guest-posts, or inquiries or even if you’re just headed to Seattle with your family and need some tips.  I also help businesses with consulting about social media and how to connect with local bloggers.

Thanks for stopping by:)

WHERE TO FIND TERUMI:

Terumi on threads: helloterumi

Terumi on pinterest: www.pinterest.com/terumi

Terumi on facebook: An Emerald City Life

Terumi on instagram: helloterumi

email: helloterumi(@)gmail.com