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Observations on a new culture!!!!

Things You Might Not Have Known About Brazil

One last post on Brazil, now that I’ve returned to North America (and experienced a touch of reverse-culture-shock). Here are a few things about Brazil that I found interesting: Brazilians like things very sweet: You may have been able to … Continue reading

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My Typical Day in Brazil

I thought I’d give my faithful readers some idea of my life in a different culture, since some sort of explanation as to why this blog isn’t being updated as often might be nice! I wake up in the morning … Continue reading

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Possibility of Blog Post Scheduling Interruptions! Oh, the Horror!

I mentioned in a previous post that I decided to stay in Brazil three weeks longer. The good news is, that means I like Brazil! (Also, none of the things in 3 Things that Scare Me About Traveling to  Brazil … Continue reading

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Things You Shouldn´t Do (In Brazil)

On Doing Them Anyway Before you go off to a tropical country, people give you all kinds of advice. Advice from doctors on how not to get sick, advice from your parents, advice from other travellers… there´s a load of … Continue reading

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The Portuguese Echo

As you may know, I’m currently in Brazil – which means I need to know Portuguese to communicate. The area I’m in (north-east Brazil) has very few people who know English. I tried to learn as much Portuguese as I … Continue reading

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