Tropical Daydreams

Life in Búzios

30 July 2012

Gnocchi Day

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Yesterday was Gnocchi Day! So did you eat your gnocchi? No? You didn't? But it's Gnocchi Day on the 29th of every month, everywher...
23 July 2012

Reading English in Brazil

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Back on May 14th I wrote about three things I miss about the USA now that I live in Brazil. I realize that I forgot one. I forgot public lib...
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16 July 2012

Three Things We Would Miss If We Left Brazil For The Next Place

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I'm not sure why I'm thinking along these lines, really. Neither Mark nor I plan to give up the view from our terrace anytime soon. ...
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09 July 2012

Mousse de Maracujá

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"Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first." Ernestine Ulmer Who doesn't love dessert? In a less health-obsessed world, desse...
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02 July 2012

Gorda Beach

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The first time I visited Gorda Beach was just last week, in order to get pictures for this blogpost. Pathetic, huh? I know, and I'm extr...
25 June 2012

National Anthems

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How difficult is it to sing The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States of America? Consensus says it's extremel...
18 June 2012

Rio+20

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The muck-a-mucks of Eco'92 In last week's blogpost I spoke of my first visit to Brazil on June 12th, 1992, a/k/a Dia dos Namora...
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My husband and I have lived in Brazil for over a decade now, and we can't imagine returning to the States. Doesn't mean we don't appreciate all that America has done for us. We both received solid educations there. We have family ties there. We still pay federal income tax and take a keen interest in the U.S. political scene. But for retirees, living abroad can insure a quality of life that's simply no longer available in the U.S., and without running through our entire nest egg to boot. Here in Brazil we have super health care, a simpler, stress-free life, and friends from all over the world. Life abroad is not for everyone. There are risks, uncertainties, frustrations . . . but as you read through my tropical daydreams, see if you don't agree that the rewards are worth it.
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