Houses
16 May
The Day
The Day
I bought my tickets back to the States this week. June 11 I fly out of Rio, make a bazillion stops in various airports, and …
11 May
Karen
Karen
Karen Karen is probably one of the coolest people I have met so far here in Brazil. I’ve decided that if I had been born …
10 May
Barra Grande
Barra Grande
I’d never thought of myself as much of a homebody until I started living in Rio. Telling my cousin for the third Friday that month …
05 May
Escrava Anastasia
Escrava Anastasia
This is one of the girls I work with at Libélula. She is super sassy (like all of them) and loves attention, constantly yelling and …
02 May
Voilà!
Voilà!
So I’ve blogged about my experiences with Libélula before, talking about the frustrations and challenges of working with the girls, our International Women’s Day Parade, …
02 May
Capoeira
Capoeira
When I was about 13, a friend and I were sent by our Brazilian mothers to something called Brazil Camp, a casual gathering of people …
30 Apr
Lately
Lately
Being that I have only one month left, I’ve been trying to take my camera with me whenever I leave the house now. Can you …
29 Apr
Ilhéus
Ilhéus
Hitched a ride to Ilhéus the other day. Ilhéus is the nearest city to Itacaré whose major claim to fame that Jorge Amado was born …