Before our trip to Mexico (which incidentally got swapped for another location 2 days before we were meant to fly out), we called on our friends M & C for a little Mexican culture 101. Below are the amazing tidbits from M,
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This list, along with the list of children’s books, is part of the virtual travel series, and also provides a nice slice of culture in terms of how they dig back into Mexican roots while also staying present and thoughtfully addressing
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This list, along with the list of adult books, is part of the slice of Mexican culture our friends provided us when we were getting excited for our trip to Mexico. It’s compiled by our friend M, who is the mom of
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Better late than never! Our annual Candy Cane Kulfi was delayed for several reasons (no the least of which was that the first batch fall victim to a failed freezer), but we persevered and made a second scrumptious batch. If you have
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Somehow till now I’ve never had the occasion to comfort grieving friend or family member who happens to be Hindu. When it happened last week I was at a bit of a loss as to how to properly comfort that person, properly
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I was struggling with how we should celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi this week. Sure, we went to the temple yesterday, but what were we going to do as a family? And how pull the essence of the holiday into something a 19-month-old would
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(“I love you, Daddy!” in Telugu) While I was certainly happy with the Telugu twist we were able to add to father’s day last year, I was jumping out of my skin for this year’s idea! We finally gave it to nana
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Ready for father’s day? For the second year in a row (2 for 2!), I’m very excited about the Telugu twist I’ve been able to add to our Father’s Day (ahem, Nana’s Day) gift. Though I can’t spill the beans on it this
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It was sobering to realize we’d missed the timeframe for a developmental language milestone, before we even realized what we were up against. There we were in India last fall, when we learned that our daughter’s brain may already have programmed itself
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A few weeks ago we realized that we won’t be able to get our daughter’s hair cut until her 3rd year, more than 6 months away. I guess I should have known better, and should have asked more questions about the traditional
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“So what’s new in Hyderabad?” My husband inevitably asks this of our brother-in-law on the ride from the HYD airport, having just landed in the very early hours of the morning. It seems like a simple question, but it’s actually not because
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If you can’t sleep on planes, read no further. If you can sleep on planes (even if just enough to get you through the next day), have you considered going to South America for a weekend? It hadn’t occurred to us before
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