20 KNOTS TO UNTIE, by Cecilia Pinheiro-CaddUntying the knot 9: neighborhood.There is a small bookstore in my new neighborhood. Looking from outside, it’s hard to tell if the light is on; if it’s open or closed.Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
20 KNOTS TO UNTIE, by Cecilia Pinheiro-CaddUntying the knot #8: The comfortable silence.Even working long hours, my father, the only provider of our home, was also the only adult with patience for the daughter who arrived when…Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020
20 KNOTS TO UNTIE, by Cecilia Pinheiro-CaddUntying the knot #7: Why in hell I’m astonished and not atônita?Almost everybody has a camera good enough to make a decent picture, except the friend who inherited and still uses my iPhone5.Dec 29, 20191Dec 29, 20191
20 KNOTS TO UNTIE, by Cecilia Pinheiro-CaddUntying the knot #6: Expressing feelings in a second languageBeing able to express feelings is the Achilles heel for whoever lives another language. Yeah, it’s not about speaking a second language…Feb 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019
20 KNOTS TO UNTIE, by Cecilia Pinheiro-CaddUntying the knot #5: Where is the creativity?I remember a conversation with a friend who was facing a sequence of affairs that ended badly for a variety of reasons. It was much more…Feb 4, 2018Feb 4, 2018
20 KNOTS TO UNTIE, by Cecilia Pinheiro-CaddUntying the knot #4: Learning how to say bye-bye!The child centers in Des Moines are full of what in my childhood, in the old and not so good 70s (dictatorship years in Brazil), people…Nov 1, 2017Nov 1, 2017
20 KNOTS TO UNTIE, by Cecilia Pinheiro-CaddUntying the knot #3: Climbing up the water spoutThese fifteen months in the USA can be defined as a continuous practice of how to curb my expectations regarding my concerns about my…Aug 13, 2017Aug 13, 2017
20 KNOTS TO UNTIE, by Cecilia Pinheiro-CaddUntying the knot #2: Picking and storing references.Writing is writing; it doesn’t matter if it’s about expressing deep feelings or introducing another unique product that the consumer…Jun 21, 2017Jun 21, 2017
20 KNOTS TO UNTIE, by Cecilia Pinheiro-CaddUntying the knot #1: Why I can’t relax in English?I’ve been verbally tied for 14 months. No, I’m not gagged in the basement. I go jogging on the trail every day. I buy groceries. I quickly…Jun 19, 20171Jun 19, 20171