Dear Retailers, Stop Arranging by Color!!
I'd like something yellow. Tshirt, pants, socks, doesn't matter. I just need yellow clothes. When was the last time you went shopping for [...]
Brazil: Children Allowed
Brazil! Where children are always welcome! As an American, I know that taking a child to any restaurant that doesn't have it's menu [...]
Children’s Parties: Brazilian Edition
What are they going to do for the 2nd birthday? We can learn a lot about our own culture by having to explain [...]
The Perks of Not Speaking the Language
Or don't...depending on the situation. I have a secret to confess. I speak Portuguese. Please, don't tell my mother-in-law. I don't speak Portuguese [...]
Talking Small in Brazil
Small talk across cultures... Today my daughter and I went through our regular morning routine. We had breakfast while watching cartoons, got dressed, [...]
The Super-Awesome, Amazingly-Exotic Expat Life
The daily rainbow in Brazil. When I'm back home in Atlanta, I try not to mention that I live in Brazil. The opportunity [...]
The Novelty of Beach Life
Beach Comber From Birth Growing up in Atlanta, I got to be part of that great American summer tradition, the annual family beach [...]
Lessons For Toddlers and Expats
My 3 year old daughter is currently struggling to accept some of the physical limitations of our three dimensional world. "That tunnel is not tall [...]
What Would Jesus Do?
Recently I finished unpacking after moving into my apartment three and a half years ago. Why the delay? I simply didn't care enough to [...]