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Currently Reading
Posted on August 28, 2019 1 Comment
Lately, I’ll pick up a book, stick with it for a bit, and then set it aside and forget about it. In no particular order, here’s a peek at what’s in my TBFR (to be finished reading) pile.
Stop saying, “I’m sorry”
Posted on September 12, 2018 Leave a Comment
My mother hates when I say, “I’m sorry.” I never used to understand that until recently.
Poetry with Professora Elizabeth: Mar Português
Posted on June 13, 2017 1 Comment
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.
Fridays with Fernando: Mar Português
Posted on March 31, 2017 2 Comments
If you’ve heard me talk about anything Portuguese for any length of time, I’ll eventually start gushing about my literary boyfriend: Fernando Pessoa.
World Poetry Day 2017: As Ilhas Afortunadas
Posted on March 21, 2017 Leave a Comment
Happy World Poetry Day, everyone! Here’s one of my favorites: As Ilhas Afortunadas by Fernando Pessoa.
Nevoeiro
Posted on November 15, 2016 3 Comments
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.
Dia de Portugal, Camões, e das Comunidades Portuguesas: Part 2
Posted on June 12, 2016 2 Comments
Luis de Camões wasn’t some poet scribbling down his musings from his ivory tower. He was a certified badass. He’s not winking at you; he lost his eye fighting the Moors in Ceuta! His military service also took him to Goa, and later he was offered a position in Macau. On his way back home […]
Barcelos Knows 