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The question of color
Written on 11 Sep, 2008 at 18:28 in Adapting Traditions, Life as a mom | viewed 66 times | 8 Comments
‘Look Mommy’ said the babe, swinging away on the park swing, ‘One black boy and one white boy swinging together’ His neighbor was a whitish blonde toddler, probably of Russian descent. The white boy. I was immediately conscious. I slowed... (Continue reading)
The Big Debate – Promiscuous
Written on 4 Sep, 2008 at 12:41 in Adapting Traditions, Culture Shock, Life as a mom, Uncategorized | viewed 143 times | 3 Comments
That Sarah Palin’s teenage daughter is pregnant got to me. Not because I think its relevant to the election – I dont. But it is in some ways relevant to my life as all the media scrutiny around it will... (Continue reading)
The Immigrant Diaries – Edition 7 – Venturing out
Written on 1 Sep, 2008 at 13:19 in Adapting Traditions, Events and Festivals, H-4 Life, Uncategorized | viewed 622 times | 16 Comments
Here is the next edition of the ‘Immigrant Diaries’ – a serialised story of the adventures and adjustments of life on an H4 visa or that of a new immigrant in the US. It started with Ruchi’s semi-blind love marriage to... (Continue reading)
Personal is Political: South Asian Lens on Vibrant Love
Written on 29 Aug, 2008 at 11:35 in Culture Shock, Events, Events and Festivals, Living in a new culture, North America, Uncategorized | viewed 85 times | 6 Comments
Having been a close witness to the journey of Tasveer, a local grassroots film organization, I am thrilled that this family of courageous, independent film enthusiasts is demonstrating a marked evolution (and revolution) in presenting perspective through film. They are... (Continue reading)
Gifts to take back for babies and toddlers in India
Ok, bloggermons, years ago probably it used to be easy to get gifts for toddlers and babies on your ‘gift list’ as you planned your trip to India or while flying back from your business trip. Well, given globalization and... (Continue reading)
Mom Lessons – Make it multicultural – Dress Up
Written on 20 Aug, 2008 at 19:24 in Adapting Traditions, Good Resources, Life as a mom, Moms Eye View, SAHMs Club | viewed 1,081 times | 5 Comments
Hola! I usually write about mom lessons – lessons stay at home or working moms can do with their kids. My neighbors gave me a great idea for a post – this one is about multicultural dresses for kids. Have... (Continue reading)
Mom in Question – Indrani
Written on 17 Aug, 2008 at 11:13 in Asia, Europe, Good Resources, Mom in Question, North America | viewed 220 times | 10 Comments
Name: Indrani Dasgupta Goyal Profession: Home Maker Kids: One son, Shaamak, 22 months Born and brought up: New Delhi, India Countries lived in: India, Singapore and US Cultures in my life: Indian, Chinese, American What were some of the most... (Continue reading)
Five ideas to try while on the H4 visa
When I was on H4 long time back, I was often too caught up in my daily routine to realize what an opportunity being on H4 can be. But hind sight is 20 – 20. And there are somethings I did well,... (Continue reading)
The Big Debate – Religiously trying
Written on 13 Aug, 2008 at 20:24 in Adapting Traditions, Asia, North America | viewed 70 times | 6 Comments
And I thought being multicultural will make me more open minded. Back in India, I did not consider myself a very religious person. Sure I would celebrate any festival we would get a holiday on, which pretty much included HIndu... (Continue reading)
Mom Lessons – Make it multicultural – The Olympics
Written on 11 Aug, 2008 at 20:54 in Adapting Traditions, Life as a mom, SAHMs Club | viewed 52 times | 4 Comments
Are you watching the Olympics with your kids? I write about Mom Lessons, lessons stay at home moms or moms in general can do with their kids beyond what they do in preschool or school or daycare. And I thought... (Continue reading)
The Immigrant Diaries – Edition 6 – Driving
Written on 9 Aug, 2008 at 9:22 in H-4 Life, Living in a new culture, Uncategorized | viewed 454 times | 5 Comments
Hi. This is a serialized story on life here as a new immigrant, one on an H4 visa. Here is the sixth edition. Do let me know if and how you like it. I want to hear from you as... (Continue reading)
Worth a visit – Atlanta High Museum of Art Toddler Thursdays
Written on 6 Aug, 2008 at 8:35 in Extra curricular activities, Good Resources, Life as a mom, Travel, Uncategorized | viewed 321 times | 3 Comments
A member of Bloggermoms Mom Panel suggested writing about places that we think are ‘worth a visit’. I thought that was a wonderful idea, and I will kick it off with something in Atlanta I found interesting. One of the... (Continue reading)
The Immigrant Diaries – Edition 5 – Opening the house
Written on 1 Aug, 2008 at 17:54 in Culture Shock, H-4 Life, Living in a new culture, Uncategorized | viewed 451 times | 2 Comments
Hi friends, it took me a long time this time given the demands of life. But I have also received some great feedback on this from the readers and what I hear is that people would like more frequent editions,... (Continue reading)
Am I home?
Written on 25 Jul, 2008 at 8:26 in Adapting Traditions, Culture Shock, Just for fun, Living in a new culture | viewed 124 times | 6 Comments
I have heard more than one person complain about the difficulties they experience when they go back to “visit their home”. It is either too hot or too polluted or difficult to get around in the city. No matter what... (Continue reading)
The Big Debate – the name game
So Brangelina named their twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline. Thanks to the stars, unique and multicultural names are becoming quite the fashion now a days. And this is on my mind because I am looking for names for my... (Continue reading)
Mom lessons – Making it multicultural- Flag days!
Written on 9 Jul, 2008 at 8:59 in Africa, Asia, Europe, Extra curricular activities, Fun, Good Resources, Latin America, Moms Eye View, North America, SAHMs Club, Uncategorized | viewed 278 times | 5 Comments
So I write about mom lessons and have recently started writing about making it multicultural. Mostly I write activities I have tried myself but this time its an idea I have, spurred by one of the posts on this site.... (Continue reading)
The Immigrant Diaries – Edition 4
Written on 8 Jul, 2008 at 1:17 in Adapting Traditions, H-4 Life, Living in a new culture, Uncategorized | viewed 419 times | 8 Comments
Friends, thank you for all your comments on Editions 1,2,3. It took me a while to get this one done, but here it is. I do appreciate your time and comments, so please let me know what you think. You... (Continue reading)
Raising an American
Written on 3 Jul, 2008 at 17:08 in Adapting Traditions, Kids stories, Living in a new culture | viewed 54 times | 4 Comments
Today the babe and I went out with his close friends to a museum where we did an art project on Fourth of July. Basically it was making a US flag collage – using the red, white, blue colors but... (Continue reading)
Volunteer Jobs on the H4 Visa
Written on 28 Jun, 2008 at 16:00 in H-4 Life, Living in a new culture | viewed 8,481 times | 27 Comments
I have written about volunteering on the H4 visa before, and on how networking can get you there. And I know that on paper or online, it sounds simpler than it really is. First, getting a volunteer job you like... (Continue reading)
Faith
Written on 26 Jun, 2008 at 12:40 in Extra curricular activities, Fun, Just for fun, Living in a new culture, North America, Staying fit, Uncategorized | viewed 113 times | 8 Comments
I wish I could remember back to the time when I took my first faltering steps. I think I was walking soon after I turned one. As a non-mom, I do not have the experience of seeing my baby make... (Continue reading)
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