Getting Our Yellow Fever Vaccines
This is public enemy #1! Aedes aegypti. It carries dengue, zika, & chikungunya. Mosquito born viruses did not cross my mind when considering [...]
This is public enemy #1! Aedes aegypti. It carries dengue, zika, & chikungunya. Mosquito born viruses did not cross my mind when considering [...]
Today is a Throwback Thursday post. I was cleaning out old files and discovered this essay I wrote about a memorable lunch with my homestay [...]
Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil I'd been wondering how to break a five months long silence on my blog. I couldn't think of a [...]
I'm thrilled to announce that after a successful Kickstarter campaign Knocked Up Abroad Again is available for purchase on Amazon! Hip, hip, hooray! Hip, hip...Dear [...]
Last week my family and I were waiting in the citizens service area of the US Consulate in Rio de Janeiro, and I overhead a [...]
We were walking the streets of Rio de Janeiro yesterday when my daughter piped up "Hey, it's Festa Junina!" I shook my head and tolld [...]
Having spent the majority of my adult life outside of the United States (mostly in small, homogeneous cities), I've gotten used to being the subject [...]
We put our Christmas decorations up this past weekend. This is the first year my daughter has really anticipated decorating and, more or less, helped [...]
I threw a Halloween party for fifteen preschoolers last Saturday. It was a huge success, but I feel I owe my guests an apology. Multiple [...]