I don’t owe you an explanation
I tend to explain everything, even things that I shouldn’t need to or want to. So, here it is “Why is Ian back in MN after only four and half months?” Before I get in to the whole WHY, I’m going to update you on what I did while I was there. I spent my

two months in brazil
what am i doing these past two months I have been in Brazil now for almost two months. I have acquired an apartment in Jaquiera neighborhood of Recife. This area is generally safe, low crime, nice people, restaurants, shops everywhere and an amazing park that my apartment overlooks. I love it. One thing I didn’t

about three weeks in
I have been living in Brazil for just about three weeks now. Things feel so different, everything from day to day encounters to how you use the elevators. I have met so many people already and I hope to meet many more. I acquired an apartment after about one week here, which I feel is

eleven days
My emotions are on high alert right now, I am hypersensitive to everything and it’s starting to leak out of my head. I think people are starting to notice that I am actually scared about this and that I might have doubts. My heart hurts, palms are moist and my list of things that need

scared
Being scared, it’s natural right? Everyone has been or will be scared about something in there life. I for one have been scared most of my life. It’s a constant worry of the unknown. A worry of if I was on the right track or if I am doing the right thing in my life.

story time: the brazilian flag
Growing up in the USA, you learn all about this country, you learn about how it was formed and what wars happened and even what the flag means. Today I wanted to share with you the history behind the current Brazilian flag and what everything on it means. There have been four flags of the

picking up and leaving
How do you just pickup and leave the country with minimal risk? Some people would say that there is something wrong with a person that can just pickup and leave everything behind. Others might say that it is one of the best things you can do for personal growth.This post is the latter! When I

peoples points of view on brazil
where do I stand on a view I do not fully understand I just got into a somewhat heated argument about politics and peoples points of view while on a social media site. It was about Brazil and their representation of the Guy Fawkes mask that is used by protesters there. The person I was
back home in the US
I’ve been back in the US 4 weeks now. I am so ready to go. Its nice to have time that I have to save money and see all my friends and family as much as I can before I move but I am very anxious to just go already! I am trying to plan