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Writing about my mothering experience as a foreigner raising bilingual and bicultural children, dealing with the system on behalf of my special needs son and navigating Chicago and the world with my kids.

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By Ana Martin SagredoSeptember 25, 2020
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Spanish instructor, editor, translator, mother, and blogger at
Chicago Now. Trying to live a bilingual/bicultural life with an ocean between my legs.

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Boy meets Spring. The city is glorious right now, Boy meets Spring. The city is glorious right now, one of the best weeks of the year to walk around and enjoy how it slowly wakes up and comes out of its winter grays. La ciudad está espectacular, es una de las mejores semanas para pasear y disfrutar de ver cómo despierta y se libera del gris invernal. 🌺🌼🌸 #spring #primavera #chicago #lincolnpark #magnolia #magnoliatree
3/4. As they grow up, it is increasingly harder to 3/4. As they grow up, it is increasingly harder to make plans with all four boys. The teenager often prefers to stay home. But if this year has given us something, is a new appreciation for what we have. That is a park we had played in hundreds of times. But after a year without playgrounds, to them it was Disneyworld. To the little things. 3/4. Cuanto más crecen, más difícil es hacer planes con los cuatro. El adolescente suele preferir quedarse en casa. Así que el otro día, para celebrar su Spring Break, salí con los tres pequeños. Si algo nos ha dado este año, es una nueva apreciación por las cosas que tenemos. Hemos ido a este parque cientos de veces, pero, después de un año sin columpios, a los niños les pareció Disneyworld. ¡Como son las pequeñas cosas a veces! #chicago #lincolnpark #playground #brothers #hermanos #citykids #urbankids #mismatched #confidence
I don’t often post photos of myself. But this on I don’t often post photos of myself. But this one, I had to. Not to brag, but to share that vaccines are not only safe, but also what will get us out of this mess. A couple of thoughts: 1. University of Chicago was a happy and incredibly efficient chaos. Well done! 2. Everyone there, both providers and recipients, was extremely kind, respectful of guidelines, and content. There was almost a triumphant feeling in the air. This is how we end a pandemic. 3. I feel relief. Huge relief. This puts me one step closer to hug my family after two years. For them to meet my baby.closer to going home. 4. I have turned into Monk. We have all turned i to Monk. * * * Normalmente no me gusta compartir mis fotos. Pero esta hay que compartirla. No para “fardar”, sino para compartir que las vacunas son no solo seguras, sino lo que nos va a sacar de este desastre. Algunas cositas que se me han ocurrido mientras esperaba: 1. La Universidad de Chicago era un caos total pero sorprendentemente eficiente y alegre. ¡Bien hecho! 2. Todo el mundo, tanto los pacientes como los sanitarios, han sido tremendamente amables y respetuosos con las normas de seguridad. Todo el mundo estaba contento. Se respiraba cierto aire de triunfo. De “de aquí para arriba”. 3. Siento alivio. Muchísimo alivio. Estar vacunada me pone un paso más cerca de casa. De poder abrazar a mi familia otra vez. De que mis padres conozcan a su nieto más pequeño. 4. Me he convertido en Monk. Todos nos hemos convertido en Monk. Monk es una serie de detectives de hace unos años, totalmente recomendable. El adolescente la empezó a ver hace unos días, y se ha enganchado. #covid_19 #ᴠᴀᴄᴄɪɴᴇssᴀᴠᴇʟɪᴠᴇs #vaccinationdone✔️ #firstdose #science #ciencia #vᴀᴄᴜɴᴀcᴏᴠɪᴅ19 #vacunada @pfizerinc @uchicagomed
I think that I have shared this before, but I must I think that I have shared this before, but I must be the only person who gave up baking and cooking during the pandemic. I stocked up my kitchen with all the possible energy, and then... bluff. I didn’t bake more than a couple of things all year long. But the other day we bought beautiful Spring liners, and Pablo convinced me to bake “magdalenas”, a Spanish sweet that is like a frostless cupcake. I looked at a couple of recipes, did my own thing, and forgot to take notes 🤦🏻‍♀️ Which means that I will have to try again this weekend. But I don’t think anyone will complain. They were pretty good. A tip? Chocolate chips have a way longer shelf life than baking powder. Creo que ya he contado esto, pero debo ser la única persona que dejó de cocinar durante la pandemia. Ni pan, ni nada. Hice una compra pantagruélica al principio, toda emocionada, y... puf. Luego no hice nada con ella. Pero el otro día compramos papelitos monos de primavera, y Pablo me convenció para hacer magdalenas. Miré un par de recetas, y luego improvisé. En un momento de brillantez se me olvidó ir tomando notas. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Así que voy a tener que repetir el fin de semana. Pero me da que no se van a quejar. Estaban bastante buenas. Consejo: las pepitas de chocolate tienen una vida más duradera que la levadura. 🧁🧁🧁 #baking #repostería #magdalenas #cupcakes #bakingwithkids #cocinaconniños #cocinaespañola #magdalenasdenaranja #spanishcooking #spring
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