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
On Dia das Crianças we went on a culinary excursion to find the best coxinha in all of Brazil. Look and see what we found!… Continue reading A culinary excursion to Buenos de Andrada
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
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
Deep into the Brazilian countryside, close to the state border between São Paulo and Minas Gerais lies a hidden gem called Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza (or FAF). A coffee plantation since 1850 the culture and beauty is deeply rooted. Staying there feels like stepping back in time. Only thing disturbing the illusion were my cut off jeans and iphone. Continue reading Fazenda Ambiental Fortaleza
Peter occasionally has business trips to São Paulo. This time he was going to be gone for a whole week so we decided to join him for a few days in South America’s largest city. Cilla’s husband Jonas, a colleague of Peter’s, coincidentally also had work in São Paulo this week so she and I … Continue reading São Paulo in March
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’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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