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I'm an American college graduate living in Rio de Janeiro.

Biography

I'm Rachel, a 24-year-old American from New York that graduated from college in May 2007. I moved to Rio in June 2007, and I'm living in the cidade maravilhosa of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Though I've lived abroad in Latin America and traveled in Brazil, I'd never lived in Brazil before. I've also never lived abroad on my own and have to be responsible for every aspect of my life falling into place. After studying abroad, it has been an adventure to find my own place, buy and make my own food, find a job, and learn to become a part of Brazilian society. Lucky for me, I have a wonderful carioca boyfriend who's help me along the way. My blog details my adventures, pitfalls, and general loucura of being a gringa in Rio.

Interests

travel, languages, brazil, pirates of the caribbean, foreign films, gone with the wind, amelie, the red tent, center stage, movies, photography, the beach, politics, love actually, the constant gardener, my interests: dance, latin america esp. cuba, the dr, buenos aires, ecuador, colombia, sr. eliseu cavalcante, social development and people trying to save the world random things i like: acai beads, acai na tigela, iced green tea, hot darjeeling tea, diet coke (only because i'm addicted), limon chips, sharing a jumbo presidente, trapiche malbec, rhinestone earrings, beaches with crystal clear water and little waves, olives and cheese, pablo neruda's love poems, community-based social development, teaching kids, silver rings, shoe shopping, green havaianas, jasmine flowers, gelato & sorbet, especially raspberry and maracuja. my favorite movies: the motorcycle diaries, a day without a mexican, fresa y chocolate, maria full of grace, mad hot ballroom, take the lead, city of god, mean girls, shakespeare in love, nowhere in africa, dirty dancin havana nights, pan y tulipani, l'auberge espanol, thirteen, onibus 174, lucia lucia, children of men my favorite books: mountains beyond mountains, dirty havana trilogy, life of pi, bel canto, everything by marian keyes, the dirty girl's social club, the reader's companion to cuba, many waters, a midsummer night's dream, latin america: from colonization to globalization, la fiesta del chivo, buenos aires broken hearts club