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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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My Book Shelf/Self Challenge: August

by Ana Martin SagredoSeptember 25, 2020
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Why World Breastfeeding Week still matters

by Ana Martin SagredoAugust 9, 2020
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My Book Shelf/Self Challenge: July

by Ana Martin SagredoAugust 2, 2020
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A short trip to Holland, Michigan, in Covid times

by Ana Martin SagredoJuly 30, 2020July 30, 2020
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Gazpacho

by Ana Martin SagredoJuly 13, 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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It doesn’t matter whether it’s summer or winte It doesn’t matter whether it’s summer or winter, there is always something to look at and learn from at the North Pond. We had planned a museum day, but with a toddler in the house, we decided to be safe, and “just” go for a walk. But walks are always magnificent with such an incredible background. 🌿❄️🌿 Sea verano o invierno, en el North Pond siempre hay algo que mirar, y algo que aprender. Habíamos planeado ir de museos y a comer por ahí, pero como el peque aún no se puede vacunar, hemos decidido ir sobre seguro y “solo” dar un paseo. Pero los paseos por aquí son siempre espectaculares. #chicago #northpond #lincolnpark #park #frozen #skyline #walk #naturewalk #momoffourboys #nestinginchicago @lpconservancy
Like most people, we couldn’t have the Christmas Like most people, we couldn’t have the Christmas we would have wanted, nor the one we had planned. However, this week I learned how quickly “wants” and “likes can change. Baby T spent a night in the hospital (not Covid, but RSV), and for a bit we didn’t know if we would be able to spend it together. Thanks to all the wonderful professionals at @luriechildrens , we made it home in time, with a baby on the mend. And we were very happy to be able to have Christmas together, even if it was small, and as quiet as our kids allow. Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄🎄🎄 Como la mayoría, no hemos podido pasar las Navidades que nos habrían gustado, ni las que habíamos planeado. Pero esta semana me ha puesto la importancia de los planes en perspectiva. Baby T pasó una noche ingresado (no con Covid, sino con RSV, otra infección respiratoria), y no sabíamos si íbamos a poder pasarla juntos. Gracias a los magníficos profesionales de Lurie Children’s Hospital, vinimos a casa a tiempo, y pudimos celebrar la Navidad, en plan sencillo y tranquilo, pero todos juntos en casa. Y eso me pareció ayer mucho más de lo que me hubiese parecido el lunes. ¡Feliz Navidad a todos! #christmas #navidad #perspective #perspectiva #pandemicchristmas #familia #family #christmasinchicago #navidadenchicago #nestinginchicago #lurie
Para todo mal, mezcal. Para todo bien, también. I Para todo mal, mezcal. Para todo bien, también. I am glad to be out with friends again, in a restaurant that feels safe and where the staff is as friendly as can be, and the food absolutely delicious. @craftophologie #spanishfood #spanishrestaurant #chicago #outwithfriends #vaccinatedandboostered #mamadelia #spanishaf #authenticaf #bonhommies @mamadeliachicago
There are traditions that not even a pandemic coul There are traditions that not even a pandemic could break. I have been going to the Zoolights at @lincolnparkzoo since way before I had kids. Actually, my first few years in the city I lived in two apartments that were in front of the zoo. We were even able to hear the lions roar! So, for us it’s not Christmas if we don’t go at least once. This year we were lucky to finally have family over, and it was a total success. 🎄🎄🎄 Hay tradiciones con las que no puede ni una pandemia. Llevo yendo a ver las luces del zoo desde mucho antes de tener hijos. Los primeros años aquí vivimos en dos apartamentos que estaban enfrente del zoo, ¡hasta oíamos a los leones! Y veíamos el trabajo de semanas que costaba ponerlas. Así que para nosotros no es Navidad hasta que no damos un paseo por allí. Este año hemos tenido la suerte de tener familia de visita, y todo el mundo se lo pasó genial. #zoolights #lincolnparkzoo #christmas #navidad #hermanos #brothers #siblings #familia #nestinginchicago #chicago
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