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The most extreme of makeovers

Written on 26 Jul, 2008 at 11:47 in Asia, Europe, Latin America, Life as a mom, SAHMs Club | viewed 70 times | 2 Comments

Sometime back I met a guy who had not seen me for four years. Wow, he said, you are totally different now. I asked him how and he avoided a direct answer. But it got me thinking – of all... (Continue reading)

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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)

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Salsa Girl..!!!

Written on 27 Jun, 2008 at 14:28 in Latin America | viewed 63 times | 4 Comments

This girl was born with SALSA in her blood..!!! I have watched this video several times and this girl is amazing! Have a nice weekend ya’ll.... (Continue reading)

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The Immigrant Diaries – A Story on H4 Life – Edition 3

Written on 16 Jun, 2008 at 23:45 in Adapting Traditions, Africa, Asia, Europe, H-4 Life, Latin America, North America | viewed 488 times | 9 Comments

Friends, thanks for reading the first and second editions of this serialized story. It is encouraging to receive your comments and I appreciate your time. I would appreciate any feedback you have on this one – a work of fiction... (Continue reading)

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Getting that first job after H4 – three things I did right and one big mistake

Written on 12 Jun, 2008 at 22:03 in Africa, Asia, Good Resources, H-4 Life, Latin America, North America | viewed 600 times | 6 Comments

So I have written about how I messed up my first job interview after an H4 hiatus partially because of still being green to American ways. This time I thought I will highlight some things I did right and wrong... (Continue reading)

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The Immigrant Diaries – A story on H4 life – Edition 2

Written on 28 May, 2008 at 20:26 in Adapting Traditions, Africa, Asia, Europe, Good Resources, Latin America, Living in a new culture, North America | viewed 522 times | 8 Comments

Friends, thank you for reading and commenting on Edition 1. I appreciate your comments and your spending the time. This is the second edition of the story – a work of fiction, by the way, based on experiences of life... (Continue reading)

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The Immigrant Diaries – A Story – Edition 1

Written on 10 May, 2008 at 14:22 in Africa, Asia, Europe, Just for fun, Latin America, North America | viewed 1,175 times | 21 Comments
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Friends, this is a work of fiction. All the characters are imaginary and it is based on coming to the US on the as an immigrant, and then not working, and making life work for you. Please feel free to... (Continue reading)

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5 de Mayo… More Salsa con Regeaton…

Written on 5 May, 2008 at 16:51 in Latin America, Uncategorized | viewed 105 times | 8 Comments

This is a new song from a new grup called NG2. I love this song.. so Happy 5 de Mayo!!... (Continue reading)

I love Salsa!!!

Written on 20 Feb, 2008 at 20:37 in Latin America, Region, Uncategorized | viewed 81 times | 5 Comments

Putting some Latin flavor to our forum, here is a video of my favorite group N’Klabe. Salsa and Merengue are my favorite music and they surely live up a party!  If you guys find a video about India dances and put... (Continue reading)

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The Indian kid in the ring

Written on 10 Jan, 2008 at 4:19 in Adapting Traditions, Asia, Education, Good Resources, Kids stories, Latin America, North America | viewed 89 times | 3 Comments

The babe and I go to some Mommy and me classes. We usually have a blast. I dont know who loves it more, the babe or me. Today the babe walked away from me into the ring. A group of... (Continue reading)

Honey and lime Juice Facial Mask

Written on 31 Dec, 2007 at 15:30 in Asia, Health, Home remedies, Latin America, Moms Eye View, Staying fit, Uncategorized | viewed 3,572 times | 2 Comments

One of my coworker recommended this facial mask.I tried it at home.Though the mixture is sticky, it works.. Mix 8 ounces of honey and 1 tablespoon of lime juice.Massage the face with it for 15 minute.It will leave your face... (Continue reading)

Good Books for 2-4 year olds beyond the usual stuff

Written on 27 Dec, 2007 at 2:43 in Africa, Asia, Education, Europe, Extra curricular activities, Good Resources, Kids stories, Latin America, North America, SAHMs Club | viewed 218 times | 1 Comment

Here are some of the books we have been reading and we love them. We got them from the library and some of them seem popular based on Amazon reviews, but some seem relatively rare. I would love advice on... (Continue reading)

Much ado about Hiccups

Written on 25 Dec, 2007 at 3:10 in Adapting Traditions, Asia, Home remedies, Latin America, North America | viewed 122 times | 1 Comment

My friend from Mexico told me that there they have the cutest tradition for stopping hiccups in babies – you put a red thread on their foreheads! And it works. When I was a kid, my mom would try to... (Continue reading)

Five things to boost your career when on the H4 visa

Written on 17 Dec, 2007 at 0:04 in Africa, Europe, Good Resources, H-4 Life, Latin America, Moms @ work | viewed 9,923 times | 37 Comments

So we have all been there. The excitement and apprehension of moving to the US with our spouse, but learning soon after that we can not ‘work’ in the US as we are on the ‘H4 Visa’. The H4 ladies span... (Continue reading)

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