Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 28oC, hot and sunny. It is Saturday, and today will be a full house. Yasmin’s aunts, Nalva’s sisters, and one of…
The Importance of Food and Hospitality in Brazilian Culture
From Teaching to Creating | A Freelance Teacher and Entrepreneur
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, hot and sunny. It’s Friday and, technically, the start of a long weekend. If I were a civil servant…
Exploring the Intersection of Faith, Government, and Personal Growth
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, hot and sunny. It is Corpus Christi, a religious bank holiday, and I do not know what it represents…
Yasmin’s Sixteenth Birthday
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 24 °C, warmish, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Yasmin’s birthday; she is sixteen today; where has the time gone? The…
Reflections on Brazil, Family and Survival | A Birthday Eve Story
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. It is Tuesday, the eve of Yasmin’s birthday, and two days before a long…
Sunday Reflections in Rio
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 24 °C, hot and beautifully sunny. I am writing this entry one day late, on Monday, June 5th. I am writing…
Circus Tarpaulins | Delicious Food | A Unique Experience in Flamengo
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 24 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. What an enjoyable Saturday! We went to a new cooperative outdoor food truck. Since…
Reflecting on Life and Those We Care About
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, hot, sunny, and slightly overcast. Today is Friday, the second day of the new month. It’s been almost a…
My Three Pillars of Teaching | Quality, Entertainment, and Reliability
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 25 °C, sunny and slightly overcast. Thursday, the 1st of June, May closes, and June opens. Summing up May, I taught…
Winging It | Navigating Life’s Highs and Lows
Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: 22 °C, overcast, and raining. Wednesday is the middle of the week and the last day of the month, and what…