NYC in a Preschooler’s Posse
We just got home after a week-long family vacation in New York City! I've been to New York City three times before, but this was [...]
Dear Brazil, It’s Portugal’s Fault.
I'm currently obsessed with an idea for a historical fiction novel and have spent the last week devouring books on colonial Brazil. (I know you're [...]
Brazil’s Political Crisis Explained for Non-Brazilians
A week ago, Brazil's House of Deputies voted 367 to 137 to impeach President Dilma Rousseff. The vote lasted five hours and involved a lot [...]
A Tropical Paradise is a Sweaty Paradise
Today was another sunny, blue-sky day here in Vitoria. A breeze blowing through my apartment forced me to stop the doors with various colored flipflops. [...]
The World’s Pickiest Beachgoers
Last Saturday, the whole Barineau-Mauricio clan (all three of us) seized the day early (like 10ish) and headed to the beach. It was the kind [...]
Bible Belt Road Trip
Growing up in Atlanta, road trips were a big part of my childhood. In the summer we'd drive five hours to St. Simons Island on [...]
The Consequences of Going Gray
It's been more than difficult finding time to write this post. My husband is away on a networking trip while Kiddo's in the middle of [...]
Visiting the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site: The Power of Young People
The wind gusted by, and my nose was numb by the time we crossed from the parking lot and entered the Visitor's Center at the [...]
My Bilingual Kid Doesn’t Want Your Attention
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 [...]