Yesterday, a man approached me in the mall and kindly demanded to know if I was from New York. Shaking my head no, I attempted to correct him. Without skipping a beat he enthusiastically countered ...
The city of Santiago was established in 1541 on Cerro Santa Lucía by the Spaniards in a fierce battle with the native Mapuche Indians. Despite its unfortunate history, the site is now a city park co...
During our stay in Santiago we spent most nights in the neighborhood of Bellavista. With Cerro San Cristóbal as a natural backdrop, the area includes lively hangouts and an abundance of crafts &...
I came across a video, that I believe, accurately represents our day-to-day life. Enjoy. Okay, so that’s not entirely true. Although, we have seen our share of miniature swimming suit bottoms and a...
I understand that you were all feeling quite sorry for us after the crab feast debacle. Fortunately, our time in Fortaleza has consisted of more than beating miniature crab shells for nutrition. I t...
It is said that it rains only three days out of the year in Fortaleza. Of course, it poured on my first day here. Why is this not surprising? Since then, it’s been golden. Picture p...
The city of Sao Paulo has Sunday night pizza night. Not to be outdone, Fortaleza has the tradition of eating a crab feast every Thursday night. We joined my husband’s native Brazilian cow...
In response to my sister’s outrage over the ‘photo strip turned bookmark’ picture, I am posting the others as evidence that she ruined our family photo shoot back in the mid-eighties. Also, I highly ...
Instagram. Thank goodness I am retired have some spare time on my hands. For those of you unfamiliar with this addicting iphone app… it allows you to snap pictures and easily adjust the f...
We recently spent a Sunday afternoon on Avenida Paulista. Vendors gather along the street, selling everything from handcrafted leather wallets to vintage pottery. Artisan booths on the South side ne...
Friday Night Out was a church group that I attended in middle school. Our youth group leader would take us on adventures to drive bumper cars, watch Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds in the church ...
After relying on taxis for a number of weeks we decided to venture out and attempt the public transportation system. We started on a weekend, hand-in-hand, just the two of us. It took about eight t...
Today I’ve done nothing but research/inquire/apply for teaching and volunteering options in Sao Paulo… and frankly, I’m exhausted from sitting so still. There are a few orphanages ...
*The feeling you heard all this bull before. In an attempt to clean off my computer for reasons of efficiency, I’ve been moving my pictures over to an external hard-drive. These were random le...
While living in Mike and Dede’s basement during the month of July, we plotted our fast approaching life in Sao Paulo. My husband and I had dreams of quickly settling into our international sur...
The week we arrived in Brazil, our translator/tour guide was showing us around the various neighborhoods. In casual conversation she mentioned having pizza every Sunday night. We thought little of t...
So I have to admit, this post is more like ‘two weeks ago in pictures’. I’m a tad behind. A few things have me digging through old fotos… moving to our new apartment & s...
For the past six weeks, we have referred to our belongings as ‘floating somewhere in the Atlantic’. Although we are grateful to finally have an apartment of our own, it is quite empty and...
This past year, we fostered over twenty dogs through Secondhand Hounds. We are big believers of this organization. They are volunteer based and the dogs spend time in family homes while awaiting to ...
While doing some research about local happenings, I read an article about a pastel competition in SP. Pastel da Maria was recently given top honors in Sao Paulo. Lucky for us (since we have no real f...
This little coffee shop came to us by way of recommendation. We were told the cappuccinos with chocolate dipped spoons were delicious and that we should sit near the window if possible as it is loca...
My husband and I have already had conversations about what we’ll be giving family and friends for holiday gifts this year. Since life here is incredibly expensive (holy taxes) my husband has de...
While my husband spent most of his birthday translating emails in Portuguese at his new office, I scoured the city searching for fancy/inexpensive gifts that I could afford on my new allowance. While...
Here’s my belated post from this past weekend in Campinas. Coordinating birthday activities in a foreign country and the Portuguese language got the best of me this week. The trip to Campinas ...
Well, this seems a bit backwards considering that my husband doesn’t read this blog… (perhaps, I will print him a copy.) All the same, here I am to wish him a happy birthday. To my husba...
(me) Do you think you’ll ever read my blog? (husband) No. (me) Really?! Why? (husband) I will never read anyone’s blog. (me) But I’m your wife. (husband) Exactly. I already ...
*NOT in Portuguese Well. It’s official. I am almost thirty and am learning a new language. I feel old… and increasingly more stupid. As we pick up on more phrases in Portuguese, we occ...
Saw this sign while we were enjoying our Sunday morning coffee on the way to the park. This can’t be real, right? Parking: for dogs, cats, and other things Monumento às Ba...
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