My Daughter’s Bilingual. It’s not a big deal.
My Brazilian-American daughter listening to her anglophone Great-Grandmother read Curious George. About a month ago, I was invited to be interviewed for a [...]
Why I’m an Expat in Brazil Part III: Leaving the Friend Zone
Dancing crosses culture and brings people together. It did for my husband and me. My husband and I never actually dated. Not officially. [...]
Why I’m an Expat in Brazil Part II: Between Meeting & Dating
Some very impressive Humphrey Fellows and me. It is a long way between meeting someone for the first time and marrying him. I [...]
How I Met My Husband or Why I’m in Brazil
We met, we married, and I moved to Brazil. Ten years ago today, I met my husband. He showed up at the office [...]
28 Days in a Brazilian NICU: The Mom Milking Room
Day 2 of 28 in the NICU at Vitoria Apart Hospital in Brazil. My daughter was born seven weeks early due to placental [...]
Beach Day Doctrine: Great weather leads to awful governments
A typical winter's day in Brazil. My family went to the beach this past Saturday. We packed a kite and a boogie board [...]
Dear Brazil: Pay Your Nannies a Living Wage!
Seriously Brazil, it's 2015. Pay your help a living wage. Dear reader, if you're not in the mood for a rant, check back [...]
5 Things You’d Never Guess About Brazil
5 of the many things that have surprised me about Brazil... "Do you like Brazil?" I heard this question for the thousandth time [...]
Getting a Driver’s License in Brazil
Traffic in Brazil is not helped by all the unlicensed drivers. To put my family at ease, I tend to downplay the more [...]