My Younger Sister   Growing up in a family of six, with three siblings, I thought I was accustomed to being a sister.  What I couldn’t have known was that Brazil would bring me a younger sister.  I knew it was a possibility but I hadn’t contemplated it that much.  Biologically I have an older…

01 May, 2016

This past year I made a lot of new friends and I can’t express my gratitude for them enough.  Although they’re spread across the globe and I won’t be able to see them nearly as often as I would like to, they’re always on my mind and they taught me more than I could have…

01 May, 2016

The boy who saved a fish Today I walked to the beach alone.  Work was cancelled.  I walked the whole length of the beach- I’m not sure if there were less people because the tourist season is coming to an end or because it was the beginning of a storm.  Probably both.  I dunno, I…

24 February, 2016

Foreword:  Don’t read this Blog if you’re looking for something pretty to run your eyes across. Update: I joined a gym my whole body is sore, I went to Rio last month it was amazing, I’m still at the apprenticeship making recycled bottle boards, I’m a little bored here, I’m going to make signs for…

04 February, 2016

I keep sitting down to write a blog to keep you curious people updated, whoever you are.  I’ve done a lot here, had a lot of amazing experiences, I could tell you what my days have looked like, how I’ve started to learn how to surf, how I was homeless for a little over two…

10 December, 2015

Hello, everyone!! A quick update:  I’ve recently been having a very hard time here in Brazil, but I’ve been learning so much.  I’ve also been having a lot of good times here and making a lot of new friends.  I don’t want to discuss details of these events just yet because I want some time…

02 November, 2015

Hey everyone, it has been a little while but I’m still alive and well. (forewarning: this blog is eclectic and not well put together.  I’m tired and binging on chocolate and just wanted to give you an update, I will try to put more organizational support in my next post, Thank you all for reading…

14 October, 2015

(The title of this blog is dedicated to the fact that I’ve heard this phrase said way more times than I would like to.  It means: “She does not understand”.  In fact, I often do understand what people are saying to me but it is much harder to summon words to speak in Portuguese than…

25 September, 2015

(Heads up:  I’m not going to edit this heavily before posting so you will probably encounter spelling errors. ) As some of you are circling above me in hopes to peck at some scraps of information on what exactly I’m up to, I’m here to settle your vulture desires and write another blog post. I…

12 September, 2015

Well. No training could have really prepared me for coming here. As much as you tell someone that it will all be different, you will be frustrated while trying to communicate, you will not be accustomed to anything, you will miss your family, you will be tired, you will be, you will have, you will…

06 September, 2015

July 30, 2015 32 days out. Well hello, blog subscribers.  I leave in about a month for Brazil. What. Excuse me while I go assume the fetal position and stare blankly at a wall trying to muster up the courage to look at a calendar again.   I decided to write my first blog when…

27 August, 2015