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<pre wrap=""><big>Dear MIT Postdocs, below is a message from Jennifer Recklet Tassi. (Another resource is the MIT Work-Life Center - <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome</a>)<b>
Welcome to MIT! Balancing work and your personal relationships can be challenging at MIT, but there are many resources here to help you. </b></big>
<b>spouses&partners@mit</b> is a support network for the wives, husbands, and partners of MIT students and staff. We can help spouses and partners build a social network and participate in MIT activities and in the larger community. We help newcomers from all over the world meet each other and create a fulfilling life here. For more information, visit:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/spouses">http://web.mit.edu/spouses</a>
<b>MIT FamilyNet</b> is an online community designed for MIT families: those with or without children, married or partnered, and single parents. Members can network and share information via our searchable member database and forums on a variety of topics, including pregnancy, parenting and family life and settling into life at MIT. You can also find a list of MIT affiliated babysitters on FamilyNet. Join us and meet other families at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://familynet.mit.edu">http://familynet.mit.edu</a>.
<b>The MIT Language Conversation Exchange</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/lce">http://web.mit.edu/lce</a> helps connect people across the Institute for conversation, cultural exchange and friendship. Post a profile on our site and find a conversation partner with whom you can practice a language you are learning. Anyone who is affiliated with MIT is eligible to participate. The informal arrangement can help internationals get acquainted with the MIT community and helps their English speaking partners improve their proficiency in another language. Members and affiliates of the MIT community find the informal nature and flexibility of the LCE an enjoyable way to share their culture and learn more about others.
These programs are sponsored by Community Wellness at MIT Medical <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mit.edu/wellness">http://mit.edu/wellness</a>. We provide expertise, health resources, and programs specifically designed for the MIT community. We also collaborate with our partners to create an environment supportive of health and wellness across the whole Institute. Visit our website to learn more about our programs, classes, individual consultations and resource library.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about these programs. I look forward to meeting you.
Jennifer Recklet Tassi, Program Manager
spouses & partners @ mit
MIT FamilyNet
MIT Language Conversation Exchange
617-253-1614 <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:reck@med.mit.edu">reck@med.mit.edu</a>
Please call or email for an appointment on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays
E23-323 (3rd floor, MIT Medical)
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/spouses">http://web.mit.edu/spouses</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://familynet.mit.edu">http://familynet.mit.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/lce">http://web.mit.edu/lce</a>
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