Hi there! I’m Terumi Pong, a Seattle lifestyle blogger and mom of twin boys. I write about family travel and our family loves coffee, bakeries and the stories behind our food. I’m always looking for unique to stay and I know that my audience is a lot like us too. Since 2020 we’ve stayed closer to home, supporting Seattle and traveling to see loved ones safely in Vancouver BC but that is changing again. Now that the world is open again we’re starting to travel but more mindfully than we did before-we will never take traveling for granted again. Our first flight back was to New Orleans and our family has since been to California a couple of times, Ireland, Nashville and we’re heading to Greece in a few weeks as well. I’m also currently receiving treatment for a rare autoimmune disease and it is helping me recognize barriers to travel for a large group of people in the United States.
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 frequently 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. We recently added a new family member, a little yorkie poo named Scout, so we will be adding a lot of dog-friendly adventures in the next little while as well.
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.
I take all my pictures on my phone
I have a passion for creating pictures with smartphones and I can’t imagine a time when we couldn’t take photos on the go. Sometimes I think I should bring a camera with me so I look a little more like a photographer, but you can see my portfolio online to see what I can shoot and I am confident in getting great shots with the tools that I use.
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. This year we still have upcoming trips to Maui, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago and Vancouver BC too.
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 twitter: helloterumi
Terumi on pinterest: www.pinterest.com/terumi
Terumi on facebook: An Emerald City Life
Terumi on instagram: helloterumi
email: helloterumi(@)gmail.com
Hi Terumi! Thanks for following my humble little blog (although I think it was ages ago!). I am looking forward to reading more on your blog as well. We spend a good deal of time up in your neck of the woods, and I love to hear from other Pac-NW moms who like to go adventuring with their kids.
I’ve had fun reading through your blog the last couple of days! So nice to meet you last week.