Thank you, Namita, for the recent nomination... We're all beautiful!
First, let me thank Namita Lad from What Life Says for this nomination. Much Appreciated!
And I’ll soon be fulfilling the so-called “requirements” for this Beautiful Blogger Award. For now, just needed to show my appreciation to the very positive feedback this blog constantly receives. I’m thrilled and honored. Never thought it’d reach such a wide audience… Thank you! Thirteen months of blogging… WOW – an incredible experience. I initially began this blog to share my impressions, observations and along-the-road experiences with our families and friends, and later, with other expats experiencing similar challenges/adventures…
…so, the blog morphed into more than just a quasi-travel and photo journal. The name for the blog came from the term itself: “3rd Culture Children” (TCKs, more information here) are children whose parents come from distinct cultures, and grow up under a hybrid environment, experiencing diverse cultural growth. As I’d said before, sharing our life experiences, travels and lessons learned through this blog, has been a great experience! I’m passionate about sharing our travel pictures, telling stories, discussing our challenges and the discoveries we’re making along the way – people and places.
Travels in Brazil, posts related to outdoors activities, cultural events, such as attending the world’s largest open air theater for the Re-enacting of the Passion of Christ, as well as the ones showing scientific investigations and natural discoveries, seem to be quite popular!
Recent popular posts:
Visiting the Archipelago of Fernando de Noronha, swimming along with marine dolphins (Brazilian Atlantic coast, World Heritage Site, according to UNESCO)
Builiding a Hanging Garden using Recycled PET Bottles - teaching the importance of respecting the environment….
…or, sharing lifetime experiences as a working mom, trailing spouse with the Foreign Service… 
[Image from AFSA.ORG (Foreign Service Journal)] The latest issue of the Foreign Service Journal (FSJ, April 2012)
And finally, a quite popular recent post: Impressions from the Cirque du Solei in Brazil! Definitely worth experiencing… we recommend! 
For a working mom, juggling with the work-life balance, in charge of anything from grocery shopping to planning trips, I’m honored. I’m so pleased to share with other expatriates, parents, and traveling families, the beauty and excitement of traveling, attending artistic expressions of culture, exploring nature (I’m a biologist!), languages (we’ve got Spanish, Portuguese and English in our household!), social/cultural adjustments, and our not-so-professional advice as “parents-on-the-go“ - imagine hauling this family of 5 around, raising multi-language TCKs, and keeping the passion for photography and story-telling?!
Still curious? Find previous awards here!
So, what do I have to do to complete the “requirements for the award nomination”? Here is the list [coming soon, very soon...]
Done:
1.Thank the person who gave you the award 
2.Paste the award on your blog.
3.Link the person who nominated you for the award.
yet to do:
4.Nominate your choice of bloggers
5.Post links to the blogs you nominated
Related post: Daily Post WordPress
brasileiro? latino? no speak americano?? click!
Photo Project: 52 Bolivian Sundays
good feedback!
eof737
May 1, 2012 at 12:11 am
Congratulations!
3rdCultureChildren
May 1, 2012 at 12:13 am
Thanks!
Madhu
April 28, 2012 at 11:52 am
Congratulations! Well deserved!
3rdCultureChildren
April 28, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Thank you, Madhu!
melouisef
April 26, 2012 at 11:35 am
Congratulations
3rdCultureChildren
April 26, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Thank you!
justanotherwakeupcall
April 25, 2012 at 10:35 pm
your blog is truly beautiful and always a pleasure to read! congratulations! as namita says , you deserve it!
3rdCultureChildren
April 25, 2012 at 10:55 pm
Ohhh… very nice words! Thank you so much!
Namita Lad
April 25, 2012 at 6:58 am
Congratulations dear and you deserve it
3rdCultureChildren
April 25, 2012 at 7:05 am
Thanks again for the nomination… Very kind of you! Take care, Namita!
Namita Lad
April 25, 2012 at 7:17 am
JokeL
April 25, 2012 at 6:51 am
Wow!
congratulations! 
3rdCultureChildren
April 25, 2012 at 6:55 am
Thank you, JokeL! Just returning the favor to a friend who nominated the site… But it’s definitely nice to be appreciated, right? Thanks for stopping by!
JokeL
April 25, 2012 at 7:11 am
I agree! Really a good feeling when you know somebody appreciates.
3rdCultureChildren
April 25, 2012 at 7:26 am