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, January 30, 2014

Life's Good

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I mean, my schedule is truly great, so I'm happy, well rested, nearly non-stressed, so life's GOOD this semester (so far)! Mega-co...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

OK!

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I shouldn't have left you hanging (though I don't think many people still read this in this age of tweets & instagram & yuck...
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Stitches

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I was actually going to give this post another title (more on it below), but given how last week two journalists attacked a blogger because ...
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Friday, January 17, 2014

A Week that Felt Like a Year

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I can hardly believe that it's only been a week since school started... it feels like much longer. I'm delighted with my schedule ...
Monday, January 13, 2014

First Day Traffic Jam! :-(

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An 11 mile long traffic jam is not a good thing on the first day of work! :-( At least, with a smart phone I can know what's going on! I...
Friday, January 10, 2014

My "Mandatory" Activities to Make a Trip to Brazil Complete

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Disclaimer: this is a personal list. My husband or family may not agree or care for most items. I am the annoying "want-to-have-it-all...

All is Well With the World: He Came Back! or The polar vortex did NOT kill my beloved cat!

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PHEW, what a relief!! The first thing I did when getting into the house the night we came back (Wednesday 1/9) was going to the garage t...

Sad to be Back

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We're generally glad to be back home from vacation, but this time was different, particularly for me (with the added stress of an unexpe...
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Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Quick Airport Blogging - Bye-Bye Brazil

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We're about to board our 4:30 am flight to Panama City & then we'll take a connecting flight to the U.S.  We've been at the ...
Monday, January 06, 2014

Exhausted & Sad

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This trip was way too short. There are several things that I feel like I need to do in order for my trip to Brazil be complete (I'll t...

Last Day of Vacation :(

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OK, technically, the last day is tomorrow, but I'll be at my parents' house packing and we'll leave at 6:30 pm to take a bus to ...

In 2014...

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... I will have a new nephew or niece (maybe we'll find out later today which one it is!), due on July 12, & K's family will be ...
Sunday, January 05, 2014

Happy 2014!!

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This is a belated New Year's post brought to you courtesy of our wonderful family vacation that is about to end in a few hours! We...
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Welcome 2014!

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I don't want to think about 2014. I just hope it'll be a good year. Above all, I don't want to think about work because it...

New Year's Eve at the Beach in Brazil

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The beach is the best place to spend New Year's in Brazil. People stay up until midnight, often dressed in white and there are fireworks...

Praia de Antunes, Maragogi, Alagoas, Brasil

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We are a short walk away from this beach!
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3 More Posts!

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I know other people will want to use the computer, but if I manage to write three more posts I will fulfill my goal and blog more than last ...

2013

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In 2013... ... my niece (my brother's daughter) was born!! ... I saw my brother again after 3 years, his wife after 5 and met his so...

It worked!

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Yesterday I tried to blog, but it didn't work, but today it did! I want to try to post a photo, we'll see if it's possible. It...

Last post of 2013?

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written yesterday afternoon   I won't blog more this year than last year as I usually aim to do, but it's for a good reason. We...
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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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