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, December 02, 2016

Some light heartdedness before I go "heavy" on here

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Nah, this is really not going to be light-hearted. It's mostly a post about the things that are bothering me right now. Well... these ar...
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Thanksgiving in Michigan... thinking of other bloggers during trip

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I'm still grieving and upset, but I am actively choosing to avoid listening to or reading the news. I feel a knot in my stomach just by...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Still Grieving and Anxious about this Unprecedented Election... It's Scary to be in Uncharted Territory!

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A few things I haven't shared in the blog, if you're my facebook friend (which you're welcome to be!) you've seen the first ...
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Thursday, November 10, 2016

The Dystopian Future is Here :-(

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Although I hope I may be wrong. I'd LOVE to be wrong , really!! I never hoped so much in my life that I may be wrong about my gut feelin...
Tuesday, November 08, 2016

Oh no! Is she going to lose?????

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What some people are saying is that this countryside INCREDIBLY sexist, even more than it is racist.  Sigh... Unbelievable. And the two thir...
Tuesday, November 01, 2016

NaBloPoMo?

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I guess that maybe I'm going to try blogging daily in November once more, although that will defeat this recent idea I had of maybe post...
Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Quick "Hi" & ULTRA Busy Weekend Recap

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I'm alive, just busy. Maybe not as overwhelmed, due to the fact that I'm working less and one other thing I will hopefully blog abou...
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Friday, October 07, 2016

First Red! ;-) :-/

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Most of the post was written while I was getting my pedicure.  K and I are flying to LA tomorrow to attend a friend's wedding on Mon...
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Wednesday, October 05, 2016

Another 12 Hour Day

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They are much less frequent now (YAY!), but once in a while I still pull out a 12-hour-day out of the house.  Sometimes (ok, often) not beca...

Blogroll mostly back

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I spent some time today trying to remember as best as I could the blogs that were in my now-gone blogroll and I think that I was able to do ...
Tuesday, October 04, 2016

All the Music Ever (OK, Almost!) ;-)

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We resisted, I resisted... Digital music is/was not my thing. I like to buy/own CDs, I love to read the liner notes. I want to know what ...
Sunday, October 02, 2016

I now don't like NBC but l'm still watching SNL

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And thankfully the debate spoof wasn't that terrible. I think SNL doesn't have much influence in the electorate, does it ? I really ...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Just because my mom begged me to. :-)

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And now for a little fluff... While I slowly rebuild my blog roll... :-/ I'm actually using "wrinkle cream". Sigh... My ...
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Favorite Blogs List and Feed is GONE!! :-( WHY?

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Well... it looks like blogging really will have to be over soon for me or I will have to move to another platform. If I can't use my blo...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

So Much to Blog About, So Little...

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... I don't know... time to sit down at the computer because I've been RIDICULOUSLY productive for the past three days? Seriously,...
Monday, September 26, 2016

Hyperventilating Until After Election Day

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I couldn't bring myself to watch the debate. I followed from afar, just through a few if my friends on Facebook and the handful of peopl...
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Sunday, September 18, 2016

My 2016 Sountrack: Coldplay's _Ghosts Stories_

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The year hasn't ended yet, but I want to record this here... Before the holidays last year I somehow "discovered" Coldplay...

Hi?

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Writer's block? Frustration with little things in life? (Yes: weeds in garden, poor plants never planted and almost dying. Soon it wil...
Monday, September 12, 2016

137

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that very predictable day in which I debate the possibility of reaching a "cute matchy" number of posts this year: 216. I've...
Sunday, September 11, 2016

Conflicted feelings about this 15th anniversary

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Five  years ago I wrote a nice post about 9/11, but I feel so conflicted now. It's a particularly bad moment in the history of this cou...
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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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