It seems a bit early to be planning for the 4th of July but Radish likes to get a jump on things. In the nearly 12 years (!) I have lived outside of the United States I have only missed the 4th of July once and that was due to a broken ankle. [...]
Entries from April 2007
April 26, 2007
Tchau*
Yesterday I dropped Missionary Girl off at the bus station to catch the bus to the airport. Two days earlier Lady T left to return to Canada. Both former residents of Brasil, they came for a visit as birthday presents to their nearly 40 year old selves. I was really the one [...]
April 22, 2007
Book Review: Cuba Diaries - An American Housewife in Havana
Even though I do not get to choose books for next year’s book club, this is my top pick for American Housewives in Brazil. Isadora Tattlin (not her real name) writes about living in Havana for four school years during the late 1990’s. I do not think she thought Fidel would be [...]
April 17, 2007
Love Languages
Last year, our missionary friend Toucan Tom used to lead a men’s prayer/study group in a nearby town. The men were studying a book called The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, Ph.d. Toucan Tom talked about the book so much that I decided to buy it for me and Mr. Understanding last [...]
April 15, 2007
My Most Expensive Glass of Wine - Ever
Whilst in Buzios, we stayed at a charming pousada which offered spa services. Wisely, the spa therapists gave everyone free quick massages. The woman suggested that I could use a wine therapy treatment to rejuvenate my body and rid it of excess toxins. I was puffy, my body perhaps retaining [...]
April 11, 2007
Argentina del Norte
You might as well call Buzios Argentina del Norte, there are so many Argentines here. Not that I mind, really, I just find this fascinating. There might be more Argies than Brasilieros in this corner of Brazil. This is not something you read about in the guide books. Buzios is a [...]
April 4, 2007
His-n-Hers
In a display of marital solidarity, the likes of which have not been seen for quite some time, Mr. Understanding and I trucked off to Sao Paulo this week for yet another activity involving needles: his and her colonoscopies. We left the house, with a driver, at 4:00 a.m. After the usual [...]
April 2, 2007
Sao Paulo Ink
As you many of you know, I am determined to take a piece (or two) of Brazil with me, besides surgical hardware. I have long thought that I need a tattoo to distract from the warpy gashes running on either side of my right ankle. The inner scar, while not visible to passersby, [...]
April 1, 2007
Palm Sunday
A few weeks ago I went back to the Serviço Social Nova Jerusalem (hereafter referred to as SSNJ) with Gamamae to deliver some donations. Since Gamamae has a Master’s of Social Work, is staying for another year, and speaks English and Portuguese fluently, I think she is the perfect person to whom to pass this [...]
