From Military officer in the Swedish army to housewife in Brazil may seem like a giant leap. It is. But there is an old adage I like to use; “anything worth doing is worth doing well”. So for the past 2,5 years I have been busy honing my skills as a housewife and finding ways … Continue reading Caroline’s Housewife Guide
Family trip to Maresias on the east coast of São Paulo had us explore 3 ways to experience the beautiful beaches of Brazil. Continue reading Maresias – Beach trip in November
What does juggling have to do with learning languages? A lot as I discovered on our recent language class. Continue reading The Art of Juggling in Portuguese
Being an expat can be the most amazing experience in a lifetime but it can also be the hardest. These past 15 months I have experienced both. From amazing new friendships to feelings of isolation, being an expat is both difficult and awesome at the same time. I am about to tell you, in my … Continue reading The best and worst about being an expat
São Paulo is a great place to go christmas shopping and, well, shopping in general is great and of course to get a breath of metropolitan civilization. This time we went to the Immigration museum and the Pinacoteca art gallery. We also saw a man poop in the bushes. Oh the diversity of São Paulo!….. Continue reading São Paulo in December
Read about the beautiful fazenda Sant’Anna in rural São Paulo and the weekend we spent there when the company arranged for all families involved in the project to meet and get to know each other. Continue reading Family days at Fazenda Sant’Anna
Sitting here on the other side of the world sweating through every pore I enviously follow family and friends in Sweden on instagram enjoying my favorite season; fall. I find myself missing home a little bit more. Here are the 12 things (material) I (we) miss the most. Continue reading Top 12 things we miss from Sweden
If you happen to get lost in the outskirts of Araraquara you may feel like you’ve entered a maze. Marcia will agree with me (she took a “detour” to get us to our destination today,..as she does all days). The network of roads here are not paved but are instead natural red dirt roads, pot … Continue reading The secret Garden of SumuHumuS
Contrary to my expectations Brazilian weather does change with the seasons and it effects the contents of my Bolsa (bag). Here is a new In my Bolsa post – Winter Edition. Continue reading In my Bolsa – Winter Edition
For this portuguese class we visited a local artist where we were paw printed and learned to sketch. Continue reading Artsy Portuguese Part I
