Wrap it up like a siStar… My journey with the wrap!

My journey with the headwrap… I’m hoping to inspire siStars who aren’t afraid to wrap it like it is! Continue reading →

Beyond Brazil… A year on with an unmissable opportunity!

On the 10th of January 2014 at 16.26 I pressed a button that could change my student life forever! As a mature student aged 28, it won’t be long before I will can no longer apply for opportunities given to young people (18-30). Time isn’t on my side, and in many ways, I’m feeling the … Continue reading →

iSee: Pereginos

Earlier this week I spotted Brazilian pilgrims – Peregrinos in the Old City of Jerusalem. Ironically, my ancestors that came from Brazil bore the last name Peregrino. Check out my Tabom Project for more info on my ancestral research. Continue reading →

Wrapping up November… Actions speak louder than words

Welcome to my first monthly wrap-up This term I faced my biggest challenge which was to write a 2,500 word essay for the Contextual Studies Unit of my course. I chose an essay question on Colonisation and the importance of gaining Independence. I’ll be posting extracts from my essay when I get it back from my tutor this … Continue reading →

iSee: Friends beyond Brazil

It’s almost about a year since I met Dionisis in Rio de Janeiro a few days after arriving in Brazil. When I offered to help out my Brazilian friend, Patricia, by going to work with her to clean an apartment in upscale Copacabana, little did I know I would meet someone I would be calling … Continue reading →