Another entry in the favorite song series, this time we’re going to Brazil with Jorge Ben Jor on a golden ship to meet the one we love.

When it’s cold, I sometimes am drawn to warm music to remind me of what it’s like to feel my fingers. I found this mix a few weeks ago and I can’t even describe what a godsend it’s been for studying and writing. I bring […]

Good reads from the past week including some puppies, some evil cigarettes, and a Japanese Barbecue tattoo.

A decision I made in a video game over 10 years ago still haunts me today. Here’s what it said about me then, and now.

Open Mike Eagle evokes a feeling of listlessness in his song, “(How Could Anybody) Feel at Home.” A feeling I try to evoke as well.

My Favorite Song is a series where I wax poetic about one of my favorite songs. In honor of a concert I’m excited for, let’s begin with Aminé… The sounds of the jungle fill your ears. Your skin warms with the rays of the sun. […]

Yeah, so uh, I’ve been out of commission for a bit. I should explain a bit why and give you an update, no? I’m in grad school now, and I’ve been putting in a great deal of work writing, studying, and testing, and so on. […]

Just know, that while celebrating my friend’s birthday in Pelourinho, we were verbally ambushed by some Brazilians who wanted to speak to us. One of them was very drunk! He asked us how we liked Brazil in English and we would respond in Portuguese. After […]

Before I head off to class today, I figured I’d share the most heard Brazilian songs during my stay here in Brazil. Eu quero tchu….eu quero tcha!…. eu quero tchu tcha tcha tchu tchu tcha! (This song is in commercials, it’s the cell phone ring […]

Today we learned how to samba. I didn’t take any pictures because, you know… I forgot to bring my camera. But anyway, our professor came a long way from the interior of Bahia to teach us. She was a fit, older lady who really had […]