study abroad – like black butterflies

Cachoeira to New Orleans

By: like black butterflies August 17, 2018February 26, 2020

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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…

I Studied Abroad in Africa!

By: like black butterflies September 5, 2012February 26, 2020

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I don’t really need to say much except that this girl’s blog, I Studied Abroad in Africa, is HILARIOUS!!! Her intro reads: So. You go to one of those fabulously elitist schools where everyone talks about privilege, classism, racism, sexism, etc. as if they don’t practice it in real life. But in order to really…

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, 2009February 27, 2020

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Last Day

By: like black butterflies December 14, 2009December 27, 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…