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by Seneca Petry I met a host of incredible people during my year abroad. Strangers who welcomed me – a foreigner with no voice or connection to the local community — with open arms into their homes and their lives. These people shared so much with me, more than I […]

O Caminhão Que Vem

This entry was posted in 2019-2020 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Brazil Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year on May 14, 2020

By Jason Brown Saudades. This was one of the first words that I ever learned in Portuguese. The best way that I can describe this word are the little feelings you get once you deeply begin to miss something or someone. Now more than ever, I have many of them. […]

Danger of Contentment

This entry was posted in Tufts 1+4 Brazil Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year on May 1, 2020

by Bryan Berkowitz Oftentimes when my host mother would greet me, she would say, “Meu angel com olhos azuis.” My blue eyed angel. One of the things I had to become accustomed to was how my host mother displayed affection. On about day 3 of my living there my host […]

The Blue-eyed Angel

This entry was posted in 2019-2020 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Brazil Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year on April 22, 2020

by Roger Burtonpatel As each Fellow moves through their journey, they’re confronted by a slew of day-to-day encounters and oddities, each tucked away as a memory-a portion of the physical voyage we’re on our ways through. A gorgeous bunch of natural flowers with unfamiliar scents, particularly haggle-y street vendor in […]

Curling Up and Flying Away

This entry was posted in 2019-2020 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Brazil on March 30, 2020

By Cher Xiong Standing upon a simple yet elegant mansion, I was awed when I first saw how architects were able to transform white walls and wide pane glasses into such an aesthetic building. Walking through the rows of mansions by the lake, I always admired the modern houses the […]

The Modern Architecture Pandemic

This entry was posted in 2019-2020 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Brazil on January 29, 2020

By David Jiang Since coming to Brazil and working at R3 Animal , I am constantly confronted with the challenging irony that is my relationship to animals and the environment. As much as I am fascinated by wildlife (it was the first “encyclopedic passion” that I had) and fostered a […]

My Personal Impasse

This entry was posted in 2018-2019 Tufts 1+4 Fellows Tufts 1+4 Brazil on May 21, 2019

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