Profissao Imigrante

I love Mother’s Day. It’s the kind of day that starts with everyone at home trying to please me in every way possible. My husband makes an effort and doesn’t forget to make coffee the night before, and he even takes the opportunity to bring a cup to bed. The […]

Here in Canada we made a new friend, and in this text I will call him Vlado. Vlado is now Canadian, but was born in Serbia. He came to Canada when he was 9 years old, accompanied by his mother, as refugees from the war. Refugees normally do not have […]

Years ago, when I got married, I had this naive idea in my head that things would be ‘uncomplicated’. After all, how complicated would it be to work all day and have a delicious dinner together at the end of an *exhausting* day of work. How difficult? Well… if you […]

Almost everyone agrees that moving is a very annoying thing. You have to take everything out of its place and, in the process, rethink everything you have (“do I really need this?” occurs to me a dozen times a day) in addition to having boxes everywhere with semi-essentials packed: “mom, […]

CBD, or Cannabidiol, is a compound found in cannabis that does not have intoxicating effects. Research shows that CBD has an effect on anxiety and pain and is often used as a treatment for epilepsy, as an anti-inflammatory and even for treating drug addiction. It took a while, but CBD […]

This whole thing about being an immigrant is interesting. Every day we come across a different situation and, depending on where you live, life may be simpler, but it is undeniable that having an accent makes you different. You just have to open your mouth and who you are is […]

Some people say that, after the fiasco of the last World Cup (and I swear I’ve heard this from a lot of people), I have the perfect excuse to start rooting for another team. In fact, every time I meet someone from a Latin American country, the result of the […]