María José Ovalle was born in Chile and moved to the Washington, D.C. area when she was 11 years old and continued to split her time between the nation's capital and Chile. She has her Master's degree in Public Communication and Public Relations from the University of Westminster in London where she lived for six years until October 2011. A busy mamá to her three year old bilingual son, she manages her blog Very Busy Mamá {life, beauty & style} www.verybusymamablog, does freelance PR and Social Media work, tries to fit in running and once a year participates in some form of (amateur) theater production.
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Every time I come to Chile I am reminded of how lucky and priveldged I am to be able to travel and actually have a relationship with my family, that culturally I am well connected and most importantly that I speak the language, without that, I would be lost. I know that many who have come to the US have not been able to visit their country and if they have, maybe it’s once every few years. Growing up, IRead More ...
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Matías and I are back, and this time we were asked by Fisher Price to review their Laugh & Learn Bilingual Puppy’s Piano. I didn’t expect it to be a big hit from the start, but it sure was! The piano even went to bed with him and another day when he saw that I was upset, he even played me a few tunes to cheer me up saying “yo hago música para tí”. How can you resist that? The ageRead More ...
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Hola! We are back and this week we have a very special review and giveaway for you. We were sent the new POCOYO DVD Fun and Games to watch and my little man and I thought it would be fun to introduce POCOYO and his friends Pato, Elly, Loula and Sleepy Bird by doing a VIDEO! So sorry about being cut off there – arrrrggg technology! But as you saw, kids love POCOYO which you can watch on Nick Jr.Read More ...
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Chi Chi Chi, Le Le Le… VIVA CHILE! ¡Sí! I am a very proud Chilena. Since I was a child I have moved back and forth a few times from Chile to the US. After I was 11 we stayed in the US but I was very fortunate to have traveled to Chile every two years without fail. I have worked there, have very close relationships with friends and family, was married there, honeymooned there and after my son wasRead More ...