As always Marcia organized an amazing Portuguese class today. The class was held at a really cute artesanal art shop on Rua 5 (the prettiest street in town) called Guapo. It is owned by a great couple that we just refer to “os meninos do Guapo” (boys from Guapo). Their real names are Zé and … Continue reading Taiwo and Kehinde; my Abayomi twins
Don’t miss the epitome of Brazilian history and paradise all in the same place; Paraty in Rio de Janeiro. Continue reading Paraty – historical gem in Rio de Janeiro
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
A day spent on horseback at Fazenda Bela Vista left us feeling sore but aching for more. Continue reading Fazenda Bela Vista – Brazilian Dude ranch
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
For this portuguese class we visited a local artist where we were paw printed and learned to sketch. Continue reading Artsy Portuguese Part I
Part II drawing a horse with red earth under foot and green foliage over head all part of this portuguese lesson. Continue reading Artsy Portuguese Class Part II
This is a post dedicated to telling you a little bit about our new hometown Araraquara. And also give you a little information if you are planning to come visit. Continue reading Araraquara – Home of the sun
We have now lived in Brazil for 1 whole week. Here is an update on what we’ve been up to. We arrived on Thursday morning last week and started out by moving into our temporary home; Gran Hotel Morada do Sol. It is situated in the middle of Araraquara surrounded by shops, restaurants, one-way streets, … Continue reading Update: 1 week in Brazil
…We’re standing here outside the door…(with our backs to our comfort zone!) So the count down has begun. In 3 days we will be on our way to Copenhagen airport with our 12 pieces of luggage in tow (Kim Kardashian would be so proud). These past weeks have been very busy with preparing Villa Haga … Continue reading “All our bags are packed, we’re ready to go”…
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