Skip to content
Nesting in Chicago

Nesting in Chicago

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.

  • Home
  • About
  • in english
  • en español
  • Food and Recipes
  • Special Needs
  • Collaborations
  • Contact
  • facebook
  • instagram
  • twitter

in english

en español

Food and Recipes

Special Needs

Collaborations

Amother sitting ona bench breastfeeding her child
baby Breastfeeding Breastfeeding motherhood mothering Parenting postpartum

Why World Breastfeeding Week still matters

By Ana Martin SagredoAugust 9, 2020
Continue Reading
A bookstore
Books

My Book Shelf/Self Challenge: July

By Ana Martin SagredoAugust 2, 2020
Continue Reading
A red lighthouse
Cochlear implant Covid-19 Parenting Travel Uncategorized

A short trip to Holland, Michigan, in Covid times

By Ana Martin SagredoJuly 30, 2020July 30, 2020
Continue Reading
Gazpacho served on a white bowl
Cooking Food Gastronomía Spain Spanish

Gazpacho

By Ana Martin SagredoJuly 13, 2020
Continue Reading
Blurry image of a commencement ceremony, with colorful banners
University

Kicking Out F1s Won’t Help Anyone

By Ana Martin SagredoJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020
Continue Reading
Bookshelves in a bookstore
Books Covid-19 Poetry Uncategorized

My Book Shelf/Self Challenge: June

By Ana Martin SagredoJuly 3, 2020
Continue Reading

Posts navigation

Older posts

anitachi

Spanish instructor, editor, translator, mother, and blogger at
Chicago Now. Trying to live a bilingual/bicultural life with an ocean between my legs.
The first time I read about the US Supreme Court i The first time I read about the US Supreme Court it was in The Pelican Brief, an 1992 novel by John Grisham. I must have been 13. Back then, I didn’t really understand its significance. Context is important. And I would have never imagined that I would cry upon the death of a Supreme Court Justice. But 27 years later, I did. This morning, when we went to the North Pond, someone had left a sweet tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We stopped to read it, and to think about her, and about what we can do to keep her legacy alive. She will be missed. La primera vez que oí hablar sobre el Tribunal Supremo de los EEUU fue en una novela de John Grisham de 1992, El informe pelícano. Yo debía tener unos trece años, y no creo que entendiera bien su importancia. Me faltaba contexto. Poco podía imaginar que 27 años más tarde lloraría la muerte de una de sus juezas. Esta mañana, cuando hemos ido al parque, alguien le había dejado un pequeño tributo. Nos hemos parado un momento a leerlo, y a pensar en ella, y en cómo ayudar a mantener su legado vivo. #rbg #ruthbaderginsburg #history #supremecourt #chicago #lincolnpark #tribute #notoriousrbg #vote
If you don’t know where to brunch this weekend, If you don’t know where to brunch this weekend, @thegundis is a fantastic option. Since restaurants were able to reopen, they have been providing superior service and food. We have ordered both brunch and dinner to go, and now even the kids choose it when it is their turn to pick for Sunday lunch. If there ever was a time to support your local businesses, that time is now, so the world that we encounter when the pandemic is over somehow resembles the world we used to know. #chicago #thegundis #kurdishfood #kurdish #brunch #lakeview #chicagorestaurants #instafood #foodporn #shoplocal #shopsmall #smallbusiness
My little Teaching Assistant can’t wait to be on My little Teaching Assistant can’t wait to be on his own zoom calls. He discovered that old toy this week, and he will yell if he closes it. When you are the fourth child, all toys are old. He is making being stuck at home way more bearable. Is anyone hiring? 💙 Mi pequeño asistente se muere de ganas de estar en sus propias llamadas de zoom. Esta semana ha encontrado ese “ordenador” viejo, y cuando lo cierra sin querer se enfada y grita. Ser el cuarto tiene la desventaja de que todos los juguetes son viejos. Pero también tiene la ventaja de que siempre tienes un montón de gente alrededor para ayudarte a abrirlos. Verle así de sonriente nos está haciendo la pandemia más llevadera. #babyT #bebé #baby #fourthchild #cuartoniño #momoffourboys #covid19 #zoom
They were the first things that made me feel the g They were the first things that made me feel the grandiosity of this country. Being up there felt like being on top of the world to 11 year old me. Let’s hope that the event overload of late doesn’t let us forget. Let’s hope that soon, this country will be able to heal and unite again, as it did 19 years ago. 🖤 Fueron lo primero que me hizo sentir lo grandioso que puede ser este país. A los 11 años, estar allí arriba era como estar en lo alto del mundo. Esperemos que la sobredosis de noticias no haga que nos olvidemos de aquel día. Esperemos también que, como 19 años, este país pueda curar sus heridas y unirse de nuevo. #usa #twintowers #torresgemelas #ny #newyork #nuevayork #september11 #911 #oncedeseptiembre #estadosunidos @carmina4229
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Nesting in Chicago

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.

  • facebook
  • instagram
  • twitter
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Home
  • About
  • in english
  • en español
  • Food and Recipes
  • Special Needs
  • Collaborations
  • Contact