I was talking to a young woman today and heard something I’ve been hearing a lot from those who are a generation younger than me. “Yes, but I don’t like…” This was in direct reference to a conversation we were having about her job prospects and my advice to her in how to expand her [...]
Archive | July, 2010
Being on Vaction in Your City
by Mohanalakshmi on July 21, 2010 in Uncategorized
My mom is visiting us as we await the birth of our baby and she is the first visitor we have had in a year. The last one was stopping through on her way back from Nepal with a boyfriend and sister. It was one night and two days — in the midst of a [...]
A Short History of Two across Four Houses in Five Years and now: Nanny Makes Three
by Mohanalakshmi on July 3, 2010 in Uncategorized
We’ve lived in the Middle East for five years and not really ever cleaned our own house. Now that we have our first live-in nanny/domestic, it doesn’t seem like we ever will. First there was no need to clean much when I was single because I only used two of the five rooms in my [...]
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