Let us journey together.....

Ok people! Can I say the chance of a lifetime??? I have been invited to perform with the all-female Samba Reggae Afro-bloco Didá this Friday at a Arts festival here in Pelourinho AND to sing in Carnaval on their trio-electrico(float).
Talk about a blessing!! This is a huge opportunity and Ill be performing original material!!
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Ive been really considering lately moving here permanently so Im really getting my things in order. I found work and sseems that mor… Continue

So its been a pretty crazy week already! I ended up moving from my first location because I didnt feel comfortable there. For one the lady kept dropping ridiculous rules on me and she had this weird guy from Sweden there that stared at me ALL the time and I had a bathroom in my room, which should have been a good thing, but if you like clean bowels like me a toilet that doesnt flush the waste is NOT something you want where you sleep. You should get the picture there. Anyway I saw a friend that… Continue

Ok I just wanna put down that for the record, I am in LOVE with this country. I always knew I was since the first time we met but this time I reallygotto see iton my own!! Rio was wonderful. The city,the beach the boys thesamba the everything was marvelous and I regret much that I was not able to stop partying enough to really blog aboutthe best parts, but Im getting better (I hope). You know for a trip that started out really crazy its ended up tobe very rewarding. I took a break in Rio nad jus… Continue

Ok so wowsa!! Im not even sure where to start. Ive been so spotty with these posts because since i got to Rio its been non stop partying! Sexta-feira(Friday) we decided that we were going to a funk club. A bit of background, Rio is famous for basically 2 types of music. Samba and FUNK. Now when I say funk its not like Parlaiment and Commodores. What they call funk in rio is basically American music from the 90s, think 2 live crew but with a Brazilian twist. Its really cool because you can see al… Continue

Ok i know I said it in the last post but, damn Im loving Rio! Ive been here all of 4 days and have made some awesome new friends, seen some BEAUTIFUL landscapes and danced Samba til my legs felt numb!! My portuguese is really good now, Ive always said it but I guess I really do have a knack for this language thing. Yesterday was another beautiful day. I didnt wake up til around 12 noon because my friend Leo took me out to this awesome club called Rio Scenarium. There was a band there playing liv… Continue