An ill-timed lanche, naked pan-handler and weirdly named pizza

Time to leave the city?  One of my favorite lanches (snacks) is suco de limão (cold, sweetened lime juice) and Continue reading →

Love Me You My Heart Breaks

This week, as I wandered around Belém, I passed a woman wearing a T-shirt that said, “Love Me You My Continue reading →

Está chovendo manga!

It’s raining mangoes! Yes, apparently it’s mango season here in Belém. The Cinema Olympia – the oldest operating theater in Continue reading →

Sloth

Today, as I anxiously and hopefully await clearance to do my research here in Brazil, I visited the Museu Paraense Emílio Continue reading →

Quando em Roma, ou Belém

When traveling, I fully subscribe to the “when in Rome” idea. I will eat fruit bat. I will allow someone Continue reading →

Fulbright in São Paulo

Fulbright held an orientation for the “Fulbrighters” working in Brazil this year. As many of you know, I don’t ever Continue reading →

Teeth and the Title

The title of this blog comes from a quote from Janet Frame, a New Zealand author. In a letter to Continue reading →

Euterpe oleracea

One of my favorite parts about being in the Brazilian Amazon is eating açaí, a fruit the comes from a Continue reading →