World Cup Trivia
Americans are embracing soccer as never before. According to FIFA, Americans bought more tickets to the World Cup than any nation other than South Africa. [...]
The World Cup aka The Single, Most Exciting & Greatest Event Ever
In case you’ve recently emerged from a cave or live in the United States, the World Cup, the global soccer tournament which occurs once every [...]
Hosting family
Last week, I played host to my cousin who flew down from Atlanta. It was her first trip to Rio. And she did her research. [...]
Winter Fashion in Rio de Janeiro
It’s 73 degrees and partly cloudy in Rio. Lows are around 63 and the sea breeze is decidedly nippy. You know what that means? Shake [...]
Combatting Hypertension and Puritans
Rio has a way of bringing out the Puritan in me. I see a fourteen year-old girl in a thong and I’m thrown into what [...]
“Brazilians Don’t Burp”
Brazilians don't burp. “Brazilians don’t burp.” My husband made this declaration a few days ago. We were coming home from a movie and [...]