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Category Archive: Brasil
That One Time I Was a Fulbright ETA in BH, Brazil : A Day in the Life
Perhaps I’ll make a “Day in the Life” of an elementary teacher some day, but here is a […]
Homesickness is a constant state of my being.
Word of the Week
Saudade: (saow•da•gee) noun. Untranslatable Portuguese word conveying nostalgia and longing for anyone, anywhere, or anything that is far away, unobtainable, or a part of a past.
Side note: This is more of a feeling, and the feeling went unrecognized until I had the word saudade to put with it. THANK YOU PORTUGUESE. (Also, obviously, the pronunciation is Brazilian…because…Brazil has my heart.)
Extra side note: This is probably my favorite word that I’ve ever learned…except for maybe 60 in French. soixante. mmmmmm yes.
This blog post sat in the back of my mind for a while. It rambled through my mind […]
As I’m nearing the end of my time in Brazil, I am preparing to journey home and take […]
With only one full month left in my grant, a little over that left in Brazil, and add […]
Something that we don’t often think about when going abroad (or even to a new part of the […]
I’ve been living with the emotional push and pull that is being a U.S. Citizen abroad while the […]
The sound of a loud violent explosion filled the room and my breath stopped. My eyes stopped taking […]
Ingredients: 1/4 cup of chopped/steamed broccoli 1/4 of an Onion chopped and sautéed Butter Small spoonful for pan […]
S. and I sat in our usual post dinner spots, one of us in our bed and the […]
Tumbleweed Soul 