Today I am a little less American. I don't know how or when Brazil did this to me but it has officially started happening.  I splurged...

I just met a fellow American at the grocery store. I was perusing the pasta selection when I finished my cell phone call and heard an ...

After receiving good feedback on my 10 Ways to Tell Your Children are Brazilian post , I decided to take a reader's recommendation and w...

There are many beauties in the lives of us expats.  We get to learn about new cultures, travel, and sometimes learn new languages (yes this...

As an expat, I am finding that we women from other countries have different symptoms of drunkenness. Let's take me for example, I hang ...

The world was out to irritate me today. I have no idea why everyone and everything decided to be so annoying. Obviously I was the only cons...

Vendors are overcharging me and I'm really starting to get offended. You see, I live here. I speak your freaking confusing language.  I...

Tiger Mother is currently the talk of the town.  People can not get enough of her hardcore nature. It's kind of like a car accident, yo...

I noticed, last night, a little difference in bluntness between Brazilians and Americans. Now, I know I've been quoted as saying that...

The Hubs and I decided to take a little break from small town America and go up to BIG town New York to visit his Aunt, Uncle, and Cousins....

We look forward to Christmas and getting the entire family together.  That goes double for us expats because it's rare that we get to h...

I didn't love Brazilian coffee from the first sip. Hey, in my defense, it was a bit alarming when the full chest hair popped in right a...

I'm living like a queen this holiday season. Ok, it just feels like it.  While my parent's house is considered a good size in Maryl...

I am having a serious case of the missings.  What am I missing?  Jeitinho!  Jeitinho, if you do no know already, is a sassy Brazilian way o...

Jim , my source for news, recipes, culture, and drink ideas posted a great piece done on Brazil by 60 minutes. I watched it with my husb...

 I'm heading stateside to my native land to celebrate the holiday season and then some.  I'm excited for all the obvious reasons an...

For those of you non-bra wearers or males, finding the correct bra is a science. It's like the neuroscience of the breasts.  And findin...

In the post Free Hug , I got all touchy feely about the Brazilian way of caring.  What can I say, it seems I've adapted after 4 years d...

So I was lucky that I didn´t get attacked by strangers carrying candy bags on Saint Cosmo and Saint Damien day (Sept 27th).  As an American...

I remember when my oldest turned 1 year old. We went in for his 1 year check up and my pediatrician laid down the law. Translated "S...