Today I went back to Bom Jesus, the famous church I visited my first Sunday here in Braga. It was interesting to see it in another perspective. I don’t just mean weather-wise, as the January rain and snow has done away with the colorful September flowers in the garden and has grown moss in between the cobblestone floors instead), but in a personal ( Read more... )

I have not updated in a while, cuz I was home for just over 3 weeks for the holidays...there are some great pictures but, of course, I didnt take them..i need to figure out that picture thing...another something nagging at my 'things-to-do' list ( Read more... )

..when I came to learn that I have an extra ten days to complete one of the (many) projects I have to turn in before the end of the semester, and much to my great advantage, its the one assignment Im pooping my pants about the most: a 15-page thesis-type paper on Franchise Law in Portugal...eek. What I SHOULD do, is continue to work my ass off ( Read more... )

I can't, I can't do this. Im either going to go koo-koo or become an alcoholic slash chain smoker ( Read more... )

I may be in a country that does not celebrate Thanksgiving, but I still reflect, and I am still thankful. You know, Im not homesick (sorry guys), but I am VERY MUCH a family-oriented person, very much so. So its hard to sit in my cold apartment doing franchise research and italian translations with my green tea while you all get dolled up and enjoy ( Read more... )

Word on the street is that it's gonna be 1 degree Celsius tomorrow...ONE...as in, no more. Thats about 33 degrees F, but the number one is just so lonely, so cold (pun intended). I thought it was bad enough that Im sitting at home right now with a heater blasting and 3 sweaters and my toes still feel like ice cubes, then I hear (and dread) about ( Read more... )

How can you tell the difference between just living life and really experiencing it ( Read more... )

Sunday, Oct 26 - Ponte de Lima with the international kids

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I feel like I havent updated in a while..whats up? How are you ( Read more... )

Saturday I went to Guimaraes with my roomates and their families. They say Guimaraes is where Portugal was born. I really liked the city. We walked around, vistited a religious museum, and got to cruise the interior of the city's famous castle. I loved their families too. Mariola's mom totally reminded me of my mom. Young-hearted, stylish, and ( Read more... )