Monthly Archives: June 2012

The most popular thing I ever pinned on Pinterest was a poster that said “My kitchen is for dancing”. It totally reminded me of my mom, who loved to dance in the kitchen. I decided to make my own version of it! If you click on the image it will take you to a full [...]

On Friday night after we got dressed and ready we headed out to Sao Joao do Vale, Petrolina. Belle’s uncle drove us, and as soon as we were about to get onto the main rode we realized traffic was not moving because everyone was going there. Instead, our driver turned around and made up his [...]

Friday afternoon my friend Elzi and I packed our backpacks and took motorcycle taxi’s to the rodoviária, or bus stop. We were on our way to Petrolina to celebrate Sao Joao & see Paula Fernandes. Our bus was scheduled to leave at 2:30 but was running late so we spent the time chatting and taking [...]

Today my friend Elzi and I are headed to Petrolina, a city 4 hours away. We are going to see my favorite Brazilian singer, Paula Fernandes. She is singing there for festa junina, a big party that happens every year here during this week. The best way I can describe it is the county fair. [...]

I’ve been getting a lot of compliments on my glasses lately, so I thought I would share with you how to get your own pair for free! I also wanted to share a few of the other things I love. First on the list, my hair bow from Anthropologie. It can be used as a [...]

I arrived here in Jacobina on Saturday morning. Valter, my sister in laws father, picked me up at the airport. From there we went to the bus stop, where I ran into my friend Nelia. We all took the six hour bus ride home together. It was so good to get here and visit with [...]

Hey Guys, Just a reminder to bookmark this page to follow me on my adventure in Brazil. Thanks!

Happy father’s day to the most bad ass dad there ever was.

The first thing you should know about Jacobina is that the ice cream is terrível. Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of great things about the city, but ice cream isn’t one of them. There are plenty of cows around. My sister in law’s dad even watches cow’s being auctioned off on TV [...]