tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.comments2023-10-29T12:18:01.974-03:00Living Life on the Road Less TraveledStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07917067716960353906noreply@blogger.comBlogger3702125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-80554883812578631482013-09-02T19:57:42.835-03:002013-09-02T19:57:42.835-03:00You asked about a good Portuguese book. But you mi...You asked about a good Portuguese book. But you might want to check out Duolingo on the web. My daughter, whose husband is also Brazilian, has been using it to build her vocabulary.<br /><br />Good luck to you and your husband!Annehttp://boatjournal.stuffandjunk.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-64705604080807468262013-08-22T01:48:50.801-03:002013-08-22T01:48:50.801-03:00Yay! You're back! Write more!!!
ps. congrats ...Yay! You're back! Write more!!!<br /><br />ps. congrats on the new apartment<br /><br />StefAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-26139736588652986202013-08-16T18:58:23.644-03:002013-08-16T18:58:23.644-03:00Yay for catching up and hearing that you got a new...Yay for catching up and hearing that you got a new place! I've not posted since March- I hope to get back into it soon as well.Lovely Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575410614185725824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-66574809980617502532013-07-23T22:02:47.984-03:002013-07-23T22:02:47.984-03:00Hello tocaya!! I am not not sure if it is the same...Hello tocaya!! I am not not sure if it is the same in Portuguese or not, but it is what people in Mexico call people named like them.<br /><br />Nice to hear form you! That is awesome that you have got an apartment!! Congrats!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094398763672345801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-35386763749576603382013-07-19T02:47:10.749-03:002013-07-19T02:47:10.749-03:00Oh my goodness! Glad to read news from you! Happy ...Oh my goodness! Glad to read news from you! Happy you have your own place now! Yay!! I know what you mean about things in Brazil becoming common. It's the same here. I've been living in the USA for so many years now that I don't have as much of a critical "eye" as I did at first. Nothing is new anymore. It's hard to find things to post about. I am taking a break from my blog, for now. But I am still following other blogs. I will start writing again eventually... :)Nanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05802492142900190123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-86639276219406026732013-07-16T12:54:52.307-03:002013-07-16T12:54:52.307-03:00Still here, and happy you're back. :)
Congrat...Still here, and happy you're back. :)<br /><br />Congratulations on the apartment! Having your own place, without anybody else telling you how to do your laundry, must be such a huge relief. Happy for you!Peghttp://akiltandacamera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-63775649808975282202013-07-16T07:34:18.245-03:002013-07-16T07:34:18.245-03:00CONGRATULATIONS on the apartment. Did your SIL mov...CONGRATULATIONS on the apartment. Did your SIL move in with you? LOL<br /><br />Settling in you new digs or preparing a move to the States?<br /><br />Lots going on for you. Welcome back to the blogosphere...Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-73428348463293461942013-07-15T14:42:00.331-03:002013-07-15T14:42:00.331-03:00Congrats on getting your own place! That must feel...Congrats on getting your own place! That must feel awesome!Just Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13713379359067478240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-40156238929023711622013-02-14T23:06:34.920-02:002013-02-14T23:06:34.920-02:00Wow - time has really flown by! I know I'm sup...Wow - time has really flown by! I know I'm super late in my congratulations, so consider this an early congrats for your fourth year! Lol. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254226787944458366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-50317838125368602392012-12-13T17:01:03.154-02:002012-12-13T17:01:03.154-02:00Stephanie, what happened? Is everything ok? Stephanie, what happened? Is everything ok? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-3782868088101252262012-07-05T21:55:46.635-03:002012-07-05T21:55:46.635-03:00Beautiful pic of you two! Glad you are feeling &qu...Beautiful pic of you two! Glad you are feeling "normal" there, but I know what you mean about getting home. While IL does not compare to Brazil, I always lived waiting to get back "home" to SC...and now I've been here (SC) 11 years and wonder where all the time went!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570024478040067899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-19565892195126178952012-06-25T00:47:23.909-03:002012-06-25T00:47:23.909-03:00Congratulations on your anniversaries and thank yo...Congratulations on your anniversaries and thank you for sharing such beautiful thoughts! Moving abroad is tough and so emotionally draining under any circumstances. The fact that you've made it work under your circumstances is beautiful and inspiring. I love reading your blog. Keep blogging please! I really enjoy your writing style and learning about my country and Brazil through your unique experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-47789429363974487212012-05-31T01:30:54.582-03:002012-05-31T01:30:54.582-03:00Love the pictures! Glad you are well.
Lisa QLove the pictures! Glad you are well.<br /><br />Lisa QAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-64733249673458596652012-05-30T13:31:36.931-03:002012-05-30T13:31:36.931-03:00Ugh! We worry about stupid thing like that here to...Ugh! We worry about stupid thing like that here too (Malaria, Yellow Fever). I can't believe you went so long feeling sick! At least you know what it was, even though you couldn't do anything about it. Hope you're feeling tip top again!Lovely Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575410614185725824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-49946016182379983882012-05-30T13:28:30.904-03:002012-05-30T13:28:30.904-03:00First off, that picture is really beautiful! Congr...First off, that picture is really beautiful! Congrats on your TWO anniversaries! I passed my first year in SA in Feb. and I wonder how I'll feel about it in two more! I don't have a language issue here (English is a primary language here), but I can only imagine how much you've learned! Kudos on the positive attitude!Lovely Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575410614185725824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-10414405462969280082012-05-30T13:26:16.271-03:002012-05-30T13:26:16.271-03:00I think cupcakes are huge everywhere! You;re lucky...I think cupcakes are huge everywhere! You;re lucky to have precious little girls in your life!Lovely Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575410614185725824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-60277282808451892192012-05-29T23:50:28.699-03:002012-05-29T23:50:28.699-03:00First of all I want to say I still read your posts...First of all I want to say I still read your posts often I just don't comment as much as I should. <br /><br />Now.. sigh.. Thank you so much for this post. When I first saw the title and the first paragraph I thought I was going to feel bad after reading it. You see we have recently decided to start looking into Immigrating to Canada. Mainly because like you said we would like to make it "home" some day. <br /><br />But instead of making me feel petty you helped me to see that there really are people who can understand that you can love somewhere very much and that you can make it there and still want to leave at the same time. <br /><br />Your post brought me to tears just knowing how much you can feel my heart. <br /><br />Again thanks for the post and congrats on surviving the third year. I still say my first two were the hardest. Not to say that it was easy after that but... well.. you know.bordersasidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142674938117338592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-34058207072357282412012-05-29T11:54:55.542-03:002012-05-29T11:54:55.542-03:00Happy Brazilaversary! I've been reading since ...Happy Brazilaversary! I've been reading since just after your wedding, and I'm glad to see that you're doing so much better now. You may not have chosen your circumstances, but you've certainly risen to them. <br /><br />I hope it all goes much more smoothly for the next few years. Do you have to wait ten years before Sydnei can return to the US? We have a good friend in Rio das Ostras who came back to Brazil under similar circumstances and that's what she was told. <br /><br />Wishing you all the luck and peace you need. Keep writing, please!<br /><br />PegPeghttp://thetaoofme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-25378212689427490232012-05-29T08:11:16.025-03:002012-05-29T08:11:16.025-03:00BG, Thank you!! Your support and advice has always...BG, Thank you!! Your support and advice has always been great :) <br /><br />Rach- Thanks, I love you too :)<br /><br />Jim- Sidnei and I only speak in English, at least a majority of the time. His English isn't perfect, but it has improved greatly since we have gotten here...oddly enough :) We do have plans for him to start school though, where I work next semester!<br /><br />Betty- Thank you so much :) You are so sweet and I have always enjoyed reading your blog and your positive spirit!!<br /><br />Danielle- As I'm sure you know the wave of peace comes and goes, ebbs and flows...I'm rhyming, you like? But for the most part, I do feel more or less 'resolvida'...life is much easier to live that way.<br /><br />Amanda- I MISS YOU!!!! It has been too long since we've seen eachother! I hope I can fix that one day soon!!!<br /><br />Lisa, Thank you!!!<br /><br />Stephanie-- Tocaya, I dont know if there is a similar word in portugues, but something tugging at my memory tells me there is! I will find out and let you know! Thank you!!!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07917067716960353906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-42873011548013861552012-05-28T22:02:40.092-03:002012-05-28T22:02:40.092-03:00HAppy 3 years tocaya!! I don't know if that is...HAppy 3 years tocaya!! I don't know if that is said the same in Portuguese as in Spanish, but it means that we have the same name.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07094398763672345801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-33117212027051853412012-05-28T21:02:58.376-03:002012-05-28T21:02:58.376-03:00cute photo. sounds like you are really enjoying li...cute photo. sounds like you are really enjoying life and who you have become on the journey.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01877484236937076790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-80447334097882220502012-05-28T19:46:32.499-03:002012-05-28T19:46:32.499-03:00Holy Cow. I can't believe you have been there ...Holy Cow. I can't believe you have been there for 3 years. That means I haven't seen you in like 5! I am glad it is feeling more like home there. (But also that you know that 'home' is over here) You look amazing, that picture of the 2 of you is adorable. Sounds like you are keeping a secret. (could it be similar to your sister's secret?)<br /><br />I love you and miss you so much. You are amazing and you seriously inspire me. You are one of the strongest women I know.<br /><br />xoxoAmanda Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16155779383402018508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-27398858265272305142012-05-28T19:09:46.485-03:002012-05-28T19:09:46.485-03:00Happy 3 years! I love your blog, but realized I ha...Happy 3 years! I love your blog, but realized I have never posted on it. Its nice how you made the best of a situation that was very difficult at first to accept. <br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />MilenaMexi-can Me.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00414264423658137935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-41859228042192753712012-05-28T11:15:14.989-03:002012-05-28T11:15:14.989-03:00What a special picture! You look happy together! I...What a special picture! You look happy together! I'm so proud of you Steph. You have come to love a place you didn't even know 3 years ago or expect to live in. THAT is a mayor accomplishment. And you stuck to your man. Some people would not have made the move, but you have shown it can be done. I'm sure you have lost many a tear along the way, but it will be worth it in the end.<br />Happy Braziliversary! And may your wish to go home come true some day!Betty Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357132033070346815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654143697024684509.post-87859687166317580722012-05-28T09:38:00.292-03:002012-05-28T09:38:00.292-03:00Congrats on your Brazilaversay!
If you are planni...Congrats on your Brazilaversay!<br /><br />If you are planning a return to the States some time in the future... is Sydnei learning Engish...Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.com