Zouking in Rio
My premise for going to Rio was to study Brazilian Zouk – a sensual partnered dance done to Zouk music. I was introduced to Zouk in 2014 and fell in love with ...
Author: Janet
Rio Charmoso
For the most part, my days in Rio have been spent doing Portuguese language lessons in the mornings, dance lessons in the afternoon or evenings, hitting the bea...
The Purpose Driven Life: Days 13, 14, 15
In these chapters, Warren tells us to worship in a way that pleases God, to worship even if God seems distant, and that we were formed for God’s family. T...
The Purpose Driven Life: Days 11 and 12
Days 11 and 12 are about “becoming a best friend of God.” To me, this means becoming the truest version of yourself, not settling for the false sel...
The Purpose Driven Life: Day 10
Day 10 is all about surrendering to “God” – surrendering to Good, to your internal guidance system. I found this chapter beautifully written ...
Latin Sugar
There’s a man I’ve been spending time with regularly this last week. He’s Brazilian. I met him the day after I moved to Ipanema. I was comi...
The Purpose Driven Life: Day 9
I don’t want your sacrifices – I want your love; I don’t want your offerings – I want you to know me. Oh my God, I LOVE this chapter. I...
Purpose Driven Life: Days 7 & 8
In days 7 and 8, Warren asserts that everything exists for God’s glory and for God’s pleasure, respectively. I’m struggling with this book, fr...
The Purpose Driven Life: Day 6
Day 6: Life is a temporary assignment. I talked about this yesterday, so in the interest of brevity – and because I’m running out to go Zouking 😉 ...
Vidigal and Morro Dois Irmãos
Every Friday, my language school, Casa dos Caminhos, hosts a tour of some part of the city. This Friday, it was a hike up Morro Dois Irmãos (Two Brothers Mount...