apartment living room

Meeting Clara and Facing the Public Phone

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October 30th 2005
I got on the bus and for the first time in Brazil since the (ahem) airport incident I was alone. The bus drive was uneventful. I recall looking out the window to the Impatiens covering the side of the road and I thinking of about home. As the bus flew by a blur of Impatiens I kept tab of how much they would go for at good old Pipkin’s. I lost interest after about 1000 dollars worth or so- an ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more