My first New Year’s Eve in America was frustrating, at best. As a newlywed, I was excited to spend New Year’s Eve with my new husband, celebrating in style. Originally from Brazil, I was used to the “Réveillon” celebrations, widely famous for parties that last through the morning hours, while beautiful people glamorously dressed in white crowd the beaches to watch magnificent fireworks. As it happened, my husband announced that he had to be in bed by 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. As an Continue Reading
Stress: Joy Quencher & Purpose Killer
I spent five weeks visiting my home country, Brazil this Summer. When I left the USA at the end of May, I was very, very tired. For too many reasons to mention, I knew I had to stop and recharge. I knew I had to reevaluate my schedule and priorities and, most of all, I needed to relearn how to enjoy life and simply...BREATHE. The first thing I decided to do was u.n.p.l.u.g. And I did just that. Other than writing my newspaper columns and uploading some pictures every now and then on Continue Reading
