The Next Big Thing: Rogue Edition
Back in November, when I was in Portugal minding my own business, some authors in Australia created a blog hop called The Next Big Thing. Each author answered ten questions…
The Lesson of “NO”
My friend and VCFA classmate Linda Washington just started her blog with a review of the film The Artist, and it inspired me to write about a film I saw…
The Fix Is in at Little Brick Township
In the two months between graduating from Vermont College with my Masters in Fine Arts and my departure for Portugal, I created four chapters of a graphic novel set in…
Fado de Intervenção
Since 2007 I have served as the assistant host of "Los Vientos del Pueblo," a program of Latin American and Spanish music, poetry, and history that airs every Sunday afternoon…
A New Semester for Language Lessons
Last Wednesday was a lucky day for me. After an e-mail back-and-forth, I decided that the Elementary Portuguese II class at the University at Albany (where my husband teaches) was…
Dining in Lisbon: A Guest Post by Richard Lachmann
My husband's take on the food in Portugal.
Good Food, Bad Food
Coming back to the United States and being shocked by the lack of fresh food and the preponderance of factory-produced snacks.
The Place Where I Fell in Love
I take my children to the Maritime Museum, where on the first day of my visit to Lisbon in 2009 I decided that Portugal is one of my favorite places.
A Lego Builder
My interview with Pedro Nascimento, the talented Portuguese creator of historic models and whimsical scenes.