Author: Shayna

I feel like my personality changes depending on what language I’m speaking. In English, I’m funnier and more articulate…. in Portuguese I can’t really make jokes or be subtle; …

Brazilians do love their holidays. There seems to be one every couple of weeks – random little things that aren’t celebrated in the U.S., like the day of Brazil’s …

So after re-reading Nestor Capoeira’s Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game, Mestre Decânio’s A Herança de Mestre Bimba (The Heritage of Mestre Bimba) and Falando em Capoeira (Talking about Capoeira), one …

I’ve tentatively decided on my immediate post-Fulbright future, and I’m pretty darn excited about it! Here’s the deal: it’ll be impossible for me to enter chemistry grad school in fall 2006, …

Apartment woes I skipped work on Friday to take care of apartment stuff, but all the people I needed to talk to were not in their offices, and it …

Sometimes I wish I were more feminine. Throughout my life I’ve been a tomboy – always loved sports and the outdoors, never cared for dressing up, doing the hair …

Day by day, pouco a pouco, I’m feeling more settled here as I make friends, get to know the city, etc. I think many of my friends have this …

The more I think about it, the less appealing the idea of grad school seems. Now that I’ve left the academic world, I find I have little desire to return. 4+ …

I graduated from college on Sunday. I have trouble wrapping my mind around that concept; for the first time in 15 years – essentially as long as I can remember – …

I’m losing track of time down here. On one hand the days pass quickly, but on the other hand each day is so packed with interesting experiences that each …