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!

Friday, August 31, 2007

Extended Brea*stfeeding and Weaning

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( Long, rambling, post ahead... but some fun photos at the end ;) ) This year August and " World Breastfe*eding Week " came and we...
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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Homeless! For a Week!

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We just found out today that our seller's [edited to correct] brokers real estate company does not allow "pre-settlement possessio...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Pick-a-Neighborhood Game

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On Monday I wrote an email to my brother (who's been living in China since last year, in case you don't remember) explaining the rea...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Every 10 Years

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Yesterday was my husband's first day of work at his new job (he's very excited about it, BTW and he thinks it's going to be grea...
Monday, August 27, 2007

Stressful Setbacks

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* Edited to add a comment at the end* This morning when our mortgage broker pulled K (my husband)'s credit he noticed a discrepancy from...
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Saturday, August 25, 2007

My Fourth Boy

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Blues, our cat, was actually my first "son," the first young "boy" to come live with us. Even though he's since been...
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We're "Engaged!"

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Our offer was accepted! Not without a small adjustment to the already costly "dowry," but we were happy to comply since the house ...
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Thursday, August 23, 2007

We May Have Found "The One"

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Those of you who have been following our house-hunting journey may remember that on my first post on this subject back in April I compared...
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Chaotic Week

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This has been a pretty crazy week so far. And things are just about to get much much worse in the weeks to come. The house is full of boxes ...
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Monday, August 20, 2007

Trying to Update

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I know I should be posting on my own blog instead of reading other people's, but I really wanted to try and catch up since I only kept u...
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Friday, August 17, 2007

Five Boys and a Railway

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Yesterday I invited two bloggers I know (one of them I was meeting in person for the first time) so we could take our boys to a local arbore...
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Three Weeks' Notice and Impending Homelessness

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We accepted the offer two days ago and the closing on this house is scheduled for September 7. It was a kind of offer absolutely unheard off...
Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Starting Anew

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(I apologize for editing this already. Why don't I ever proofread?) We arrived safely and uneventfully back home. We took the long way a...
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Sunday, August 12, 2007

Getting Ready to Go Back

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I'm packing our suitcases to go back home tomorrow night. I wish I could have blogged more while here in Brazil, but I spent a lot of ti...
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Thursday, August 09, 2007

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Part III

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So here are some more photos for you from my "Wednesday off" from the academic congress last week in Rio. I should add that the ph...
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007

From Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil

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I'm blogging from a Lan House in the heart of Brazil. We arrived here in Caldas Novas on Sunday afternoon after a 7 hour long drive from...
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Friday, August 03, 2007

Back to Mothering

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First, I want to let you know that I have selected several photos of Rio that I took on Wednesday for you, but tonight I want to post about ...
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Wednesday, August 01, 2007

(Almost) Painless in Rio

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Thank you so much for all your suggestions and well-wishes regarding my painful neck. I'm glad and relieved to report that I started fee...
Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - II (now sunny)

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I have to save my words for paper writing, so I'll give you more photos even though this is turning into a photo blog! :) Today was a ...
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Monday, July 30, 2007

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - I

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I arrived in Rio last night. It's always a thrill to arrive in this city, even if the bus station* is not in a pretty place, surrounded...
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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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