Turkey & Tanks: Happy Thanksgiving from Rio!
One week ago today, I was sitting at the end of a beautifully laid table surrounded by good friends and equally good food. On my[…]
Getting the Brazilian Work Card: Gateway to Legal Employment
Well, it’s official. As of today, I’m legally employable.You might be thinking, didn’t that happen when you applied for residency? Well, not totally. A residency[…]
Behind the Scenes at Garoto Candy Factory
It’s not been a good week for healthy or even reasonable eating. My multi-helping Thanksgiving dinner was followed by a birthday dinner that consisted solely[…]
Expat Masochists
The word “expatriate” derives from the Medieval Latin expatriatus, which means to have left one’s own country. It was and, according to Webster’s, still is[…]