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!

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Mourning...

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... the loss of a job and of many dreams for our lives in this house, maybe in this country. Is there a more awful way to start a month of...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

The American Dream, Interrupted

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Last week K and I watched Michael Moore's Roger & Me after we'd carried it with us for two whole months. We should have seen th...
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Waiting... / My Parents/ Weekend Update

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First, all I can say is that I'm anxiously waiting to hear from my husband this morning. He could have Very Bad News today. I had writte...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Released Today - The Daring Book for Girls

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Do you remember when I reviewed The Dangerous Book for Boys for Mother Talk and one of you (my SIL :) suggested in the comments that I s...

A Heartfelt Thank You...

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... to all of those who commented on the upsetting events of last week that culminated in deat h , one of humanities' most dreaded foe...
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Monday, October 29, 2007

For Jane Austen Lovers Only :)

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I was working on a much needed update for my sidebar/blogroll and while browsing through Brikebrok 's blog in search of a post I found t...
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Taking the Plunge

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Last year I wanted to participate and didn't dare to, but this year I will, even though I know countless reasons why I shouldn't. So...
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Friday, October 26, 2007

My Wild Self

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I just saw this at Scrivener 's place ( here ) and I had to go get one. You can get yours here . To save it (they don't have this op...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007

The End

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The man passed away. He left a 6 year old son (who sadly was confident his dad was going to get well again), 12 and 14 year old daughters, a...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Waiting for Grandma

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I want to start posting photos, if only as a way to lift up my own spirits. Isn't this just so cute? Last Thursday the boys couldn't...
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The Evening News

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My dad was in a hurry to get home and watch the evening news (they air at 8:30 in Brazil, not 6:30 p..m.) so... unfortunately he was speedin...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Oh, No!

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Although in a completely uninspired (or perhaps shocked) moment I copied the title from Jody 's most recent post my post is not about ...
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Monday, October 22, 2007

The Job Market and Fallen Leaves

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OK, I know I owe you photos, photos of the house... but bear with me, I'll get to them soon, hopefully. But first... just a little refl...
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Sunday, October 21, 2007

Responding to Your Comments and Questions

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Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful responses to my previous posts . Since I'm not very good at responding to your comments ...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

A Mother of Two's Last Temptation

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Now on to the "deviant" thoughts I mentioned in the previous "angsty" post about what to do with my life. (and a warnin...
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Monday, October 15, 2007

What Am I Going To Do With My Life?

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--> warning, now that I started blogging more often I just can't shut up Really. I know it's a very silly title, but I wonder abo...
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Doing the Math

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This is a quick post that is a "pre-requisite" to some other posts I want to write, so here you go. Fact #1: - K's new salary ...
Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Blowin' in the Wind

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sorry for the repeated edits -- I had to correct some typos One of the things that I'm delighted with in this house is the clothesline....
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Home Alone with the Kids

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I forgot to mention (not that I've been saying much in the first place) that my husband was away for the past 2 1/2 days and 2 nights fo...
Tuesday, October 09, 2007

4 Things Meme

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I know I owe you photos and whatnot, but I had to start somewhere and my online friend and fellow ABD mom M of Separation of Spheres tagged...
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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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