Trip to the Veterinário
Canela and Mingau, our four month old kittens, have been with us for exactly one month. In honor of that anniversary, I’m sharing a [...]
Canela and Mingau, our four month old kittens, have been with us for exactly one month. In honor of that anniversary, I’m sharing a [...]
What would expect to get for $40,000? A great car? A renovated kitchen? What about $40,000 every year for four years, $160,000? A Harvard diploma? [...]
Last Friday, Veja.com, posted an article on the growing number of Brazilian students attending college abroad. I found the article from a link posted by [...]
In his book, , British journalist Alex Bellos quotes the Brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, “Everywhere has its irremediable national catastrophe, something like a Hiroshima. Our [...]
I had to update my resume last week for the first time in several years. I was filling in dates and noticed a nearly three [...]
When was the last time you appreciated the ability to read? For me, never. I’ve never finished a book and marveled at the feat I [...]
Brazil is certainly getting its play in the international press lately. Electing a possibly illiterate clown to congress by a landslide will do that for [...]
The results are in and we’re headed toward a runoff. In Brazil, you cannot be elected with a mere plurality. Because no presidential candidate managed [...]
Tomorrow is election day in Brazil. Thank God! If I hear one more election jingle being blasted from the propaganda cars driving through the city, [...]