Mama(e) in Translation

2 sons, 2 languages, 2 countries, 2 "worlds" (work/home), 2 PhDs. Where translation and "in-between-ness" have become a way of life. Now with 2 cats & 2 Universities!

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Writing My Wrongs -- Part II

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As I continue the process of getting back into dissertation writing, I realize that I have more problems than those explained in my first po...
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007

New (Industrial) Developments!!

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(first, don't forget to check the previous post that I wrote this morning. I'd appreciate your feedback) No, there haven't been...
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First Step: Admitting My Problems

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So, here are some of the problems that plague me in my dissertation writing. I had originally written "guilt" in the title, but th...
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Sunday, February 25, 2007

Drizzle, Snow, and Poetry -- for Jo(e)

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Note: I know I shouldn't be writing another post during the weekend, when people aren't reading much, so please don't forget to ...
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Friday, February 23, 2007

(NOT) Getting a Grip and Taking Control

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First, there are many other things I'd rather be posting about, as you already know (e.g. I have this post I really want to write linki...
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Thursday, February 22, 2007

Academic Scare

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This was not the right day for a sudden high dose of stress, but I guess bad news never comes at convenient times. The second floor of our h...
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Monday, February 19, 2007

A Day Out in D.C.

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We had a good day today. It just wasn't perfect because it was President's day and lots of other people (and children) were out and ...
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Sunday, February 18, 2007

Shopping and Minor Misfortunes

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(This was supposed to be last Thursday's post, but I didn't get to write it then. I'll go back to dissertation posts soon enough...
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Friday, February 16, 2007

So Close and Yet So Far Away

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In a nutshell, that's how I feel about the dissertation and finishing my Ph.D. I could write thousands of words on this subject, but I...
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Snowed/Iced In

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I don't know how much I'll be able to write before my sons come to interrupt me, since they're watching a PBS program right now....
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Coming and Going

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I was away from the blog in the last few days because last Thursday my husband decided that it would be a good idea to visit his parents thi...
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Thursday, February 08, 2007

(Sad) Things They Say

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All right, I haven't yet mustered the courage to write about the dissertation today, so I offer something that I have been meaning to do...
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Nostalgic for Irreplaceable Chocolate

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Since I wrote a more serious post earlier "today" I decided to write a lighter one before talking about other serious things, lik...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Crossroads

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*Edited to Add: this finally is the 300th post since that one wasn't :) We were up talking until late last night, my husband and I. As ...
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Monday, February 05, 2007

What's (Not) Going On

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I guess it's a mix of the "black hole" that is the dissertation and my avoidance of or inability to work with it and the wint...
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I'm a Neat Freak?

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I've seen this quiz a lot lately, and thought I'd give it a try. Good thing I'm just one step further from "well-adjusted...
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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Confused

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I just found out from a phone call from my husband that I spent part of the day under the delusion that it was Wednesday and not Thursday. I...
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Odds and Ends

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Nominations: My lovely blogging friend Aliki has nominated me for the Share the Love Blog Awards . I'm very touched that she thinks th...
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007

95 Years

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Today is my paternal grandmother's 95th birthday. She is my only remaining grandparent, so I really treasure her and feel sad that I can...
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Monday, January 29, 2007

Great Weekend

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We had a most wonderful weekend. Two of our best friends from Brazil visited for full three days, and it was heavenly! These are the same fr...
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I'm a Brazilian immigrant (used to say expatriate, have problems with this word now), living in the U.S. since 1996 with my husband and two sons (born in March 2002 and May 2004). I'm a mother, first and foremost, -- mamãe in my mother-tongue, hence the (e) of the blog title -- but after "ten years and two sons" I finally finished my Ph.D. in literature in 2008. After six years away from teaching (including a year home/cyber schooling my sons - 2009-10), I'm finally back in higher-education. I've been blogging here for eleven years, so welcome to my site and feel free to stay for a while and look around. Our lives are a roller coaster, never lacking in ups and downs! ;-)
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