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South America » Brazil » São Paulo » Campinas February 20th 2015

Dear all, A day after my first story I got a stomach virus and was in lots of pain for a week. Stayed in the house for 4 days and started feeling better. Decided to leave Paraty and go to Trinidad for a few nights before leaving for the farm. Trinidad is a very small town just a bit more south from Paraty. It has lots of amazing beaches and the town mainly consist of tourists. There is one main street and after two days you recognize people that you have seen on the beaches, in the restaurants and on the street. Its quiet cozy and I was lucky to find a hostel opposite a cafe that had live music. So on my arrival day, I heard live reggae being played from my balcony. It was ... read more
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South America » Brazil » São Paulo » Campinas April 3rd 2014

Dear Grace and Mag, I don't really know where to start with Brazil... I was so happy to see him again. At first I was nervous but probably more from excitement. We were just as we had ever been - really close and always laughing. The first few days were carnival so I met all his friends and got drunk with them. Really enjoyed the street parties, kind of reminded me of Spain. His family were lovely too. They couple of weekends we all played cards and had drinks at home which was nice because the language barrier between his mum and I didn't matter. I really wish I could have communicated with her more because we got on really well. And his sister is amazing we could talk quite a bit, enough to gang up ... read more
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South America » Brazil » São Paulo » Campinas May 14th 2012

Somos um casal de brasileiros que, como muitos outros, compartilha a paixão por viajar, se desafiar, conhecer o diferente e questionar a forma de ver as coisas. Desde o início de nossa relação, cultivamos um sonho: o de fazer uma volta ao mundo! Também como muitos outros casais, nos dedicamos bastante em estudos e carreiras, para construir uma vida bem estruturada e bem provida de tudo o que se faça necessário no futuro. Crescemos, evoluímos, amadurecemos bastante. Mas após alguns anos seguindo sempre por um mesmo caminho, evoluindo em determinados campos de conhecimento e de vida, mas não tanto em outros, começamos sentir a necessidade de desenvolver novas habilidades e sair de nossas zonas de conforto para não correr o risco de cair no lugar comum, sendo levados pela correnteza. Era hora de tomar uma decisão: ... read more

South America » Brazil » São Paulo » Campinas August 15th 2011

Today is my third day in Brazil! I am already starting to speak English in my head with a Portuguese accent. The first thing I learned was that Brazilians understand Spanish, but if you speak Spanish you can't understand Portuguese. So I guess this is what you would call intensive language immersion. Douglas and Angela have been so nice and welcoming. They are helping me find a job teaching english and working at a children's cancer hospital. They have two daughters, Alicia is 11 and Marina is 4. I live in a really cool neighborhood in a small town about an hour away from Sao Paulo, the big city (bigger than LA). The neighborhood has its own lake and a FOREST FULL OF MONKEYS. Yeah, I have monkeys in my backyard. NBD. Yesterday was the Brazilian ... read more
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