North American Animals and Where to See Them
14 incredible North American animals you can see around the country. We’ve seen them in the cartoons of our childhoods: Woody the woodpecker, Yogi the bear, Alvin the chipmunk, now…
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Moving To Brazil
5 Ways to Call Your Love in Portuguese
In 2014 I fell in love with someone not from my country. He was different from me and I hardly…
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Why I Chose to Adopt a Dog in Vietnam During a Pandemic
There are certain life events, or milestones which we often relate the rest of experiences and memories back to. Graduation,…
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Toothaches and Haircuts
It’s a chilly Italian morning, the frost infiltrates the Venetian blinds and envelopes me in a humid cloud of chill.…
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Hamsters and Coronavirus
Today I wept. I wasn’t mourning the lives this virus is stealing. I wept because I watched an older university…
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Diluted Identity
This week I’m suffering from mouth ulcers. I went on a salt and vinegar rampage brought on by a bout…
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The Perks of Marrying a Foreigner
Marrying a foreigner is like a radical sport. Imagine the risks. Normally, a couple might argue ardently about the toilet…
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Thursday Night Tomato Tongue
The Story of the Tomato Tongue I moved to Brazil partly on a whim, blinded or dazzled by love. I…
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San Marino – A Treacherous Narnia
Our latest, eventful romantic jaunt took place in the independent city state of San Marino and it’s a cracker. This…
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R.I.P Crabs
Eating crabs is a messy eater’s worst nightmare. You can spend an excruciating 45 minutes cracking open a plate of…
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5 Portuguese Idioms You Need in Your Life
How a Portuguese idiom saved my sanity and why everyone can use them in their life. Skip to the idioms…
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How to Handle Study Abroad in Brazil
Study abroad in Brazil is in a phrase: lying on the beach in bliss, but periodically vendor after vendor approaches…
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Driving in Brazil | Everything important about navigating the Brazilian roads
Winging it on the notorious Brazilian roads might not be towards the top of your bucket list, but my aspiring…
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