Shoot, man, my year in Belo Horizonte is officially over. To start this final post, below is a typed outburst of my glass case of emotion just before boarding my flight from Rio to Miami. …
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Até
Wow. WOW. I’m sorry what? Exsqueeze me, baking powder, is this actually happening? This is my last post while in Brazil. I realmente can’t believe about eleven months have gone by, and here I am, …
Pão de Queijo!!!!!
FINALLY, i got the chance to make pão de queijo. For those of you who don’t know, pão de queijo is cheese bread this is uma delícia demais, véi. It is a Minas Gerais delicacy, …
aMUR=amor…get it?????
It’s been too long, really, i owe my fellow MUR peeps an apology because i should’ve written a blog about them way back when, but, you save the best for last right? Anywho, over the …
Literatura, a new Aventura
In my pasta (folder) of blogs, i have a folder called “Blogues Potenciais” (Potential Blogs). Let’s just say this folder sometimes is like my list of pinned recipes on Pinterest…aka a ‘lil too ambitious. While …
Life of a Mochileira: Sem Conhecidos
I am amazed by people. It’s just that simple. People put me in awe. Sometimes the awe is a shock of horror, like….rrrreally? or maybe it’s like, you are doido demais! or maybe it’s like …
Life of a Mochileira: On Hostel-Arrest in Salvador
Remember my Life of a Mochilera life lessons series? Well, this time around we’re doing life of a Mochileira, Brazilian life lesson series, because this is no Argentina nem Chile, folks. I gotta say, it …
Isn’t that Weird? (Part III)
Ooftah, it’s been a while since I’ve published a Isn’t that Weird? Quirks list. For those of you who are unfamiliar with my list, see this video link of Garth from Wayne’s World, and you’ll …
Murphy’s Law in Minha Vida
Sometimes. Not all of the time, but sometimes, Murphy’s Law is my life. And i guess it kind of has to be because, after all, my last name is Murphy. What do i mean by …
Carnaval, a Festa You Can’t Miss
Heyyyyyyyyyy sooooo i finally got to experience what most of you non-brasileiros know about Brasil: Carnaval. But for those of you who don’t know, Carnaval is almost a week long party celebrating Mardi Gras (you …