To American School or Not To American School in Rio de Janeiro
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?[…]
My Peculiar Professional Niche: Helping Brazilian Students Study Abroad
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[…]
Brazil’s Hiroshima
In his book, , British journalist Alex Bellos quotes the Brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues, “Everywhere has its irremediable national catastrophe, something like a Hiroshima. Our[…]
Culture Shock Causes 3 Year Loss in Productivity
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[…]