I lied: I’m making one last post about things that happened in Brazil, but I’m posting it from the U.S., which I said I wouldn’t do. But...

I’ll be honest. I was dreading this post, the last one from Brazil. I'm not ready to leave. In the previous post, I alluded to posting...

First things first. If you’ve read the previous post, you know that on my tour last week, I missed a flight and lost my laptop in...

Among many unique weeks of my stay here in Brazil, which are among the most unique weeks of my life, this past week is in a class by...

August is the month in which we will leave Brazil. We have a little less than four weeks left here. This final stretch brings with it...

We've had a pretty good run so far here in Brazil, but with lucky blog post #13, our luck is running out. As the title implies, we had a...

After what was arguably one of the most hectic weeks here in Brazil, I got a little time off, not much, mind you, but just enough to...

It occurred to me that what I’m doing is a type of ethnomusicology. My Fulbright grant specifies that I both teach and research at UFU....

We are officially legal. Visitors to Brazil who stay beyond ninety days must register with the Federal Police. We hit our ninety day mark...

It was another record-breaking week here in Brazil. I had the opportunity to do things I’ve only ever dreamed of, so let’s lead off with...

The month of June is a special time in Brazil, and we got to experience it firsthand. It’s the celebration of the Festas Juninas, or June...

We’ve been in Brazil for ten weeks, the midway point of our five-month adventure. We've effectively settled into our new way of living....

This week marked my first time on the road working in Brazil. I was in residence at the State University of São Paulo at Campinas, or...

Things have been happening in pairs. We’ve been in Brazil for two months. I had two gigs in two different cities. It took two weeks to...

It was a week of unexpected twists and turns, some up, some down. Let’s start with the downs and get them out of the way. This week,...

Week two of classes at UFU brought my teaching into focus. Rehearsals and classroom activities have made the enterprise of teaching in a...

This week we celebrated our first month in Brazil. The time is indeed flying. Many other firsts also happened this week. Monday, May 2,...

A Dream Thirty Years in the Making Bem-vindo! Welcome to my blog! It documents my journey to and adventures in Brazil as a Fulbright...