2018-04-13
Surprisingly enough, cake made up a huge part of my gap year. The first thing I ate when I gave up veganism was Bolo de Cenoura. Whether or not it was the culprit of my weight gain is unknown (but likely; cake was almost always a part of cafe da tarde (afternoon coffee break), and often...
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Sénégal, wow. It has been quite a ride. You've taught me so much about what it means to me part of a community, to feel homesickness, to engage in tough love, to live with less, to live out of my comfort zone, to shower with a bucket, to sweat constantly, to eat rice everyday single...
Read More2018-04-07
unready- like I'm saying goodbye to my life again. I've packed my life into two bags once again, with a backpack soon to be strapped to me, yet my life spills out everywhere, as if I had never packed in the first place. its an intangible context- sure, I need clothes to cover my body,...
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The diversity of Brazil is ubiquitous: myriad of sweet juicy fruits, numberless species in the fertile oceans and influences of cultures and religions from around the world. Through colonization, African religions mixed with European ones, mainly with Christianity, and formed unique religions found only here. Still, Brazil is predominantly Christian with 80 percent of...
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This year I've been away from my dearest friends. I've stayed in touch with the ones I love the most and a Brazilian song that has helped me the most to kill the "saudades" has been Amigo de fe by Roberto Carlos. And because it means so much to me I decided to share the...
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2018-04-04
Projeto Manezinho Global For my final community project I had a series of presentations about opportunities to study abroad for public high schools students in Brazil. People were extremely welcoming and many were fascinated to hear about programs like UWC, Youth Ambassadors and Empoderándo a Latinoamérica.
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I thought I'd leave you all with a great simple desert recipe of a very popular treat you eat in Brazil, brigadeiro! Ingredients 3 tablespoons butter 1 can condensed milk 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 1/2 cup water Chocolate sprinkles Shaved coconut Directions In a pan over a medium flame, add half of the butter. After the butter melts, add...
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