Life in São Paulo and travel throughout South America
Archive for ‘September, 2011’
Today I’ve done nothing but research/inquire/apply for teaching and volunteering options in Sao Paulo… and frankly, I’m exhausted from sitting so still. There are a few orphanages located in the rainforest that have me wanting to pack my bags, but something tells me my husband…
*The feeling you heard all this bull before. In an attempt to clean off my computer for reasons of efficiency, I’ve been moving my pictures over to an external hard-drive. These were random leftovers. I can only assume they appeared while my husband was borrowing…
While living in Mike and Dede’s basement during the month of July, we plotted our fast approaching life in Sao Paulo. My husband and I had dreams of quickly settling into our international surroundings with an abundance of trendy Brazilian friends. We would attend cultural…
Typically my favorite day of the week is Sunday. Back in Minnie, they are spent with the following: pot of coffee, Star Tribune, breakfast at a local cafe with my husband, walks with foster dogs, time with family, run around the lakes, and occasionally a…
Today was filled with minor panic attacks. While on the phone with our translator attempting to pay a late bill, I realized we had another bill due… TODAY. Lacking even elementary information regarding this process, I set out to the bank. The details are unnecessary. …
The week we arrived in Brazil, our translator/tour guide was showing us around the various neighborhoods. In casual conversation she mentioned having pizza every Sunday night. We thought little of this until the next four people we talked to brought up the same weekly ritual. …
So I have to admit, this post is more like ‘two weeks ago in pictures’. I’m a tad behind. A few things have me digging through old fotos… moving to our new apartment & starting a part-time remote gig with Secondhand Hounds (I have been…
For the past six weeks, we have referred to our belongings as ‘floating somewhere in the Atlantic’. Although we are grateful to finally have an apartment of our own, it is quite empty and we miss certain items. For instance: mementos reminiscent of home, anything…
This past year, we fostered over twenty dogs through Secondhand Hounds. We are big believers of this organization. They are volunteer based and the dogs spend time in family homes while awaiting to be adopted by their forever home. (They are currently in need of…
While doing some research about local happenings, I read an article about a pastel competition in SP. Pastel da Maria was recently given top honors in Sao Paulo. Lucky for us (since we have no real form of transportation) it was located within walking distance…
