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•  Brazil vs. Chevron
  Shout out to my mom for the article and photo! This is an article (click here) on the now $22 billion dollar lawsuit against Chevron's November 2011 oil spill off the coast of Rio de Janerio. It is a very interesting read. I would like to note that BP settled it's lawsuits for the 2010 Deepw...
  Fri, 11 May 2012 22:59:00
•  Help Needed!
  Does anyone have advice or experience sending money from the US to Brazil? My mom needs to send around $1000 to me or W to book her apartment rental here. I brought my debt and credit cards here, but I didn't realize that all of them expired except for the Discover card (which I think is nonexis...
  Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:43:00
•  7 months in Brazil
  I had ever intention of writing a 6 month post, but it never happened. Between getting Dengue Fever and my new cold virus it almost been 7 months. So, here is my lists of things I love and things I don't love in Brazil. I thought this was cute! Things I love here... *Snacks-coxinhas, pas...
  Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:38:00
•  Happy Birthday to Me!
  So, today is my Birthday. I am officially a quarter century old (aka 25). I slept until almost 11. Which I am still blaming on Dengue because I can't seem to get my ass out of bed any earlier or even go to bed before 3am. Anyways, W and I went for sushi at Hokkaido last Friday (aka Good Frida...
  Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:07:00
•  M.I.A. and Dengue Fever
  Well, I have been MIA for 3 weeks. I have been busy. Then, I got Dengue Fever. It's been the best and worst 3 weeks in my life. First, I started a temporary job doing voice recordings for an English School that also happens to employ my husband. I got the chance to be around other Americans for 2 ...
  Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:10:00