Tropical Daydreams

Life in Búzios

29 October 2012

Am I Homesick? Or Am I Home?

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"Close your eyes and tap your heels together three times, And think to yourself, There's no place like home, There's no place...
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22 October 2012

Forbidden Fruits

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Latex lurks, waiting to strike . . . My inability to eat, enjoy, savor, relish and otherwise delight in the myriad exotic fruits of Bra...
15 October 2012

Palha Italiana

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"I have this theory that chocolate slows down the aging process . . . it may not be true, but do I dare take the chance?"  Author...
08 October 2012

Debate & Drop-off

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There's nothing like going to a partisan event with a partisan crowd. Mark and I were in London in 1998 at the time of the final World ...
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01 October 2012

Paquetá Island

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Once upon a time, Mark and I were frequent travelers, but for the past six months we have rarely ventured farther than the closest superma...
24 September 2012

Blogs I Can't Write

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Just one button short of news anchor decorum There are a lot of blogposts I can't write. I am completely stymied by a deeply ingrai...
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17 September 2012

My First Five Portuguese Vocabulary Words

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When you jump into a new language at a fairly late age, you take the grammar, the vocabulary and the expressions as they come, and tread wat...
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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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