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...

Excitement

Tuesday was a big day for me.  Tuesday was the day I had my appointment at the Brazilian consulate to get my tourist visa.  A lot was riding on that day.  In or...

Moving Day

Well, today was the day the last couple of weeks have all been building toward: moving day.  I stayed up late last night packing up the last remaining items, an...

Looking Back

This is it!  I am officially UNEMPLOYED!  Yeah, baby!  Free as a bird! … Actually, the whole thing was a little anti-climactic.  I came in to work, just l...

Letting Go

All things eventually come to an end.  It’s only when we try to prolong or deny those endings that we end up hurting.  I have held on when I should have l...