Tag: mindset
A couple weeks ago, I went to get some documents for my visa notarized. In order to avoid long lines, I resolved to arrive at the office exactly when …
Today I walked from Florentine to Yafo, then up through Neve Tzedek to Ha-Karmel Market, then east on Sheinkin Street until finally turning back south and heading home via …
I was reflecting a bit on where I was 10 years ago – the beginning of 2000. I was 15, a year and a half away from graduating high …
Adeus adeus, Bahia, minha terra adotada. I may have adopted Brazil, but Brazil hasn’t adopted me. I’m still just another estrangeira, now not allowed to go back for half …
Just before my departure from NY, a bunch of us went to a concert with Brazilian musician Jair Oliveira. One of our friends – from Bahia – was excited …
It’s a little disconcerting being in “real life,” that is, outside the normal and well-established path of high school – college – grad school – postdoc – guaranteed job …
Two weeks left until my trip to Bahia!!!!!!!!! My time here has paradoxically passed both quickly and slowly, as time is fond of doing. When I arrived in September, …