Um dia na vida

Humans are weirdly adaptable. The unusual becomes the mundane surprisingly quickly. So before I get too accustomed to cultural differences Continue reading →

You say “tomato,” I say “a bun in the oven”

So, finally, after 13 months of waiting for research-ethics approval, and 1 month of trying to convince the Brazilian federal Continue reading →

Ordem e pro- gresso?

Oh, Brazil. Your flag claims order and progress (though a tour guide recently told me this phrase was France’s idea Continue reading →

Inner Sanctum?

My dad said the other day that he couldn’t picture where I live, so I’m dedicating a post to some pictures Continue reading →

New The National Album is Out!

Before leaving for Brazil, I read a book entitled “Surviving Fieldwork,’ which describes loneliness as the number-one problem for anthropologists Continue reading →

Good Jesus

As some of you know, I usually travel between Belém and Portel on boats run by Bom Jesus (yes – Continue reading →

The One with Eyes of Glass

Yep, that’s me. For a while I was also being called “Jackie Chan.” When I asked, “isn’t this a Chinese Continue reading →

Stuck Inside of Portel with the Belém Blues Again

It’s the little things, right? After 5 long months I am finally licensed to research by the university in Belém, Continue reading →