Posted in Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro, Tips for Travelers on 04. Jan, 2012
Hi all, A cold front has swept the entire eastern seaboard here in the US. On Sunday temps almost set record highs. But yesterday and today, when I got up the thermometer on the back porch hovered at 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Yikes! So I find myself thinking about Rio, where it is currently summertime, and [...]
Posted in Brazil Facts, Random Musings on 01. Jan, 2012
Happy New Year! I hope that you had a great NYE celebration, but aren’t paying for it too much today. As for me, I had a quiet night in with friends. I’m now back in North Carolina at the home of my friend Sean, where I’ll post up for several weeks before heading back to [...]
Posted in My Trips, News, Travel Recommendations on 25. Dec, 2011
Hi all, A few years ago, National Geographic produced an amazing miniseries called Planet Earth. It’s running again right now on the Animal Planet channel. If you can catch it, watch the episode about the Fresh Water environments. I saw it late last night (couldn’t sleep anticipating Santa’s arrival). At about minute 45 of the [...]
Posted in Brazil Facts, Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 24. Dec, 2011
Hi all, At the moment I am visiting my mom in Hammond, Louisiana, which is about an hour northeast of New Orleans. She’s making me earn my keep while I’m here. On Tuesday I helped her sell an old car she no longer drives. We had planned to turn in the tag (license plate) at [...]
Posted in Random Musings on 19. Dec, 2011
Hi all, Going ex-pat has its challenges. Some you anticipate and try to plan for. Others just pop up and you deal with them as best you can. Before I could make the move to Brazil, I had to do a lot of planning, a lot of paperwork, a lot of divesting of stuff, a [...]
Posted in My Trips, Random Musings on 09. Dec, 2011
Hi all, I arrived yesterday morning in Charlotte, NC, my old stomping grounds. Sean, a friend of mine for 20 years (who has no taste or discrimination, obviously) met me at CLT. It’s a curious thing to have a foot in two cultures. My experience I believe is qualitatively different from that of a tourist [...]
Posted in Random Musings on 06. Dec, 2011
Hi all, Generally I try to give my JIB.org posts more of a travelogue or op-ed slant, eschewing what my friend Ana refers to as the “what-I-had-for-breakfast” blog posts. But as tomorrow I head out of Brasil for several weeks, I will lapse a bit into reflection. Please indulge me. I will, however, avoid actual [...]
Posted in Activities, Rio de Janeiro, Travel Recommendations on 05. Dec, 2011
Hi all, At the moment I am kicked back in a hotel room in Parati, my soon-to-be new home. As I sit here, what I notice most is how absolutely still it is here. It’s rarely quiet in Rio. There is one place in Rio where you can find a bit of peace and quiet: [...]
Posted in Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 02. Dec, 2011
Hi all, A week from today I’ll be shivering in North Carolina as winter edges in. On Sunday I will travel to Parati, which will be my new home, to do some scouting. Next Wednesday I’ll return to Rio, directly to Galeão airport, and wing my way back to Gringoland. When I return after Carnaval, [...]
Posted in Random Musings, Rio de Janeiro on 28. Nov, 2011
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes – and ships – and sealing-wax / Of cabbages – and kings.” The time has indeed come. In a week I will be leaving Rio, my home for a tad over 3 years. I’ll spend several weeks in the US, visiting [...]
Hi, my name is John.
I am from the US but left late in 2008 and now make my home in Brazil. Currently I reside in Rio, though I may move to a smaller place one day. Truthfully, I don’t generally care for big cities and didn’t think I’d like Rio as much as I
Welcome to MY Brasil.
