Brazil – like black butterflies

#FBF–Cachoeira to New Orleans

By: like black butterflies August 17, 2018December 30, 2018

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Maybe a year ago, maybe more, I was going through old photos and I stopped to look through the images taken while I was studying abroad. In 2009 I spent a semester in Northeastern Brazil, my first time really living in another country. I’d visited other countries before, but for a matter of weeks, not…

About me Challenge: Day 2

By: like black butterflies December 14, 2010June 16, 2016

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How did I get my tumblr name? Well I wrote it on my tumblr where the name originates but for the sake of the challenge I’ll explain again. When I was in Brazil we’d have these ridiculous afternoon seminars most of which were either in Portuguese (therefore incomprehensible for the first 2 months) or was…

Besouro

By: like black butterflies November 7, 2010June 10, 2016

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Beleza…this movie, while historically inaccurate, is great when thinking about it in superhero context. It is about the closest (and probably the best) we’re gonna get to a truly black superhero that can hold his own and not be overshadowed by the batmans and supermans of the day. BESOURO! (Source: )

Samba in NYC

By: like black butterflies October 29, 2010June 10, 2016

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This was my samba teacher today, and that literally was the pace of the class and many of the combinations that we did. She slowed it down in the beginning but only to show it like 4 times before full speed. But I loved it, every minute of it. My feet and ankles were burning…

Inside Grupo Nzinga’s studio

Conference posters

Homage to Yemanjá

Berimbaus

Outdoor roda for ‘menina quem foi sua mestra?’

Some Mestras and students

My final roda with the group

Sights of Salvador

Just some of the street art around hte city

Going to the lighthouse to watch the sunset, a local ritual that I found comfort participating in on many days

Watching the sunset with the crowd, applauding as it disappears

By: like black butterflies December 14, 2009January 18, 2019

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Last Day

By: like black butterflies December 14, 2009January 18, 2019

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This is my last blog post from Brazil. I’m not really sure what to say about brazil, except it’s been a non-stop adventure. I will definitely never forget my times here, and reading my diary in the future about these last 3 and half months, will be something to look forward to. I will post…

The end is in sight!

By: like black butterflies December 11, 2009January 18, 2019

WanderBrazil, grad school, homesick, international travel, language barriers, saudades, study abroadLeave a Comment

So it’s my last friday in Brazil and my last day at IBEU. It’s strange. But in my last few days here I don’t find that I have the desire to do everything and see everything one last time, I’m just kind of checked out and ready to go home. I am officially done all…

2 weeks more

By: like black butterflies December 1, 2009January 18, 2019

WanderBrazil, budgeting, capoeira, finances, homestay, international travel, Salvador, setbacks, study abroadLeave a Comment

I have much catching up to do. It’s December 1st, already! And I’m back in Fortaleza (*sigh*), with the only things left to do are a long ass paper, portuguese proficiency tests, and packing. So I have 2 weeks in Salvador not accounted for. Moving to Rio Vermelho (from Paralela) definitely made my time in…