Life in São Paulo and travel throughout South America
Archive for ‘November, 2011’
Seeing as the word of the week in Rio was MONKEY, it is only appropriate that a post be dedicated to them. Here are some of our favorites. My first sighting was while visiting the Botanical Gardens. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and have…
My day in no particular order: getting lost in a favela, hiking through rainforest without the recommended guide, approaching wild animals, and talking to multiple strangers. Basically, everything my parents taught me not to do. Sorry mom & dad. I vote we don’t tell my…
We landed in Rio late last night. I’m going to omit the transit portion of our trip since we racked up a R$250 taxi bill and we aren’t at the point yet where we can talk about it. The husband is tied up at the…
I have been fielding a multitude of questions regarding my patterned leggings reference in the EFAM article. (Actually, it was more like one question… or comment. Whatever, silly details.) The example below is a small taste of Brazilian fashion. The next few are my only…
Yes. I still have pictures from Fortaleza. This is the last of them, promise. I will keep my comments to a minimum in hopes that you find your way to the end of this post. Lazy Saturday morning here in São Paulo. The forecast says…
A while back I was contacted by Julie Butler from EFAM (Escape From America Magazine). She had stumbled across my blog and wanted to interview me about our experience here in Sao Paulo. The site provides information for people living, working, and retiring abroad. The…
In an effort to entertain myself, I have been experimenting with new ways to communicate with the husband. I opted for banana mutilation over my nonsense Portuguese. No words were exchanged regarding the above image. I did walk into the kitchen the next morning to…
Forgive me, for I have been buried in piles. Also, I have actually been busy. Shocking, right? More to come… Good news, everything we received from our shipment was delivered unharmed. It is quite wonderful to be sleeping in our own bed and making coffee…
