I put off this edition of my Year in Review for last because it’s the hardest one to write. It means admitting … More
Category: My Big Fat Portuguese Life
How Professora Nearly Ruined Christmas
This year’s Portuguese class skews relatively young. Last year, my class ranged from 3rd graders to 6th graders. This year, … More
Professora Elizabeth, Year 3
You’d think that starting my third year would mean that I’d have this teaching down, right? Pfffft, only if teaching … More
Poetry with Professora Elizabeth: Mar Português
While the kids in the preschool class are singing songs for the end of year presentation we’re putting on to show the parents that their children really did learn something this year, I decided to give my students something I didn’t get much of in Portuguese school: poetry.
And since this is me we’re talking about, this week we did Fernando Pessoa’s Mar Portugues. I wrote about why this poem has had such an impact on my life, so go check that out if you haven’t already because I’m diving right in.
Dia de Portugal 2017
For a crash course on what Dia de Portugal is, check out my post from last year. This year, I … More
Poetry with Professora Elizabeth: A Cozinha da Avo
I haven’t come back to this poem for almost twenty years. Since then, I’ve racked up a couple degrees in words, English and otherwise. It took teaching this poem for me to discover it’s deeper meaning
Professora Elizabeth and the Carnation Revolution
Most days, I’m happy if my Portuguese students retain enough from the one night a week I have with them … More
Nevoeiro
I left the house and walked out into a veil of fog that silenced the usual morning noises and shrouded the usual morning sights. It felt like a fitting way to start a week in a newly unfamiliar world.
Unrepentant fangirl that I am, I had a Fernando Pessoa quote immediately leap to mind to describe how I felt.
Where To Go While You’re Waiting For a Reservation to Adega
Greetings, fellow Bay Area foodies. By now, you’ve heard that San Jose got it it’s first Michelin-starred restaurant: Little Portugal’s Adega. You’re probably dying to get a reservation, right? Yeah, you and everyone else—including yours truly, who’s been putting off going for nearly a year.
If I’m stuck waiting for my reservation with the rest of you, then let me tell you where you should be eating while you’re waiting for your reservation at Adega.
Dia de Portugal, Camões, e das Comunidades Portuguesas: Part 2
Luis de Camões wasn’t some poet scribbling down his musings from his ivory tower. He was a certified badass. He’s … More