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Why high heels handicap women

Shayna March 1, 2012 Rants 15 Comments
Q: How can you tell a Brazilian woman from a foreign woman in Brazil? A: Look at their feet. The gringas are wearing Havaianas (everywhere, not just at the beach), sneakers, …
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A tale of two students: why willpower matters

Shayna February 27, 2012 Entrepreneurship, Teaching & Learning 6 Comments
I’ve never liked trite phrases like “You can do anything you put your mind to!” – they somehow fail to motivate me. Yet over the past year, I’ve seen …
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Why I lose 5 pounds every time I come back to Brazil

Shayna February 23, 2012 Culture, Everyday Stuff 15 Comments
In each of my seven trips to Brazil, I’ve noticed I always slim down a few pounds without even trying. (Obviously, I gain this weight back when I’m in …
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Brazil Mystery #5: Our Lady of Mini-Skirts

Shayna February 12, 2012 Culture 15 Comments
I’ve ranted before about the lack of silence in my neighborhood – it’s especially bad on Sundays, and even worse during Carnaval season. But today it turned into a …
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The army’s in town. How bad is the police strike in Salvador?

Shayna February 6, 2012 Travel 28 Comments
Before I came to Brazil, I don’t think I even knew a police strike was possible. But the Military Police in Bahia have been on strike for the past …
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Daily Differences: “Ice and sugar in your orange juice?”

Shayna January 29, 2012 Culture, Everyday Stuff 8 Comments
In addition to the Brazil Mystery series, I’m starting a new one called Daily Differences, inspired by something Lindsey said in her post: Everything is different and new every …
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Why I’m working at home alone on a Friday night

Shayna January 28, 2012 Reflections 13 Comments
Christian has gone out to a samba in the neighborhood, and I chose not to join him. To be honest, it’s been hard for me to drum up energy to …
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AWKWARD.

Shayna January 24, 2012 Culture, Rants 11 Comments
One of the first things that most visitors to Brazil notice is that Brazilians greet each other with a kiss on the cheek (one or two, depending on the …
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One thing I really miss about home is…

Shayna January 22, 2012 Rants 13 Comments
…silence. It is never quiet where I live. For the past 3 weeks, I’ve been struggling to make the audio recordings for Espresso English. We’re not talking 30-minute monologues …
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Espresso English: My new “baby”

Shayna January 19, 2012 Entrepreneurship, Teaching & Learning 11 Comments
January is a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad month for English teachers in Brazil. My group classes are on break until after Carnaval, and my individual students have been …
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