Unfortunately, I think I'm now an adult

So, back to the USA.  And after less than one week home, I had convention for the diocese of Southwest Florida.  Here's the link to find my talk: http://episcopalswfl.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/3181691 I can be found a bit faster with these guides: Morning Session Time marker 02:32:25 If you are a member of the diocese in Southwest Florida and would like to talk to me further about speaking at your parish or group event, please use the "Get in Touch" option on this page. If you are not located in Southwest Florida, but still wish to get in touch and talk further, I am also happy to consider doing Skype or Live broadcasts with groups further away. Otherwise, I do promise to post more blog updates and such after this, because there is, of course, much to tell, but I think I need to do it on a week without a convention, a farewell dinner (for someone else this time), Wednesday night church service, 2 appointments, some errands, 6 doctor visits, making a skirt, and a bir...

So, as is rather well known at this point, I'm in Brazil.  And what is one of the most famous things about Brazil? (no. not zika/dengue/chikungunya. and, yes, I'm wearing bug repellent and taking every recommended precaution) CARNAVAL!!!! Arguably the craziest party on Earth. So, how could I not head to Rio de Janeiro when I'm already in the country and have a friend there to stay with??? The view from the room I stayed in. So the evening I arrived, I went with Bryan (the YASCer in Rio for the year) and Ellen (the YASCer in Porto Alegre in south Brazil for the year) to the apartment of Bryan's priest, Rev Luiz. His apartment is in an old converted convent and was totally gorgeous! Sunflowers in front of the original convent windows Luiz told gave Bryan a key so we could come and go as we pleased, and invited us to join him and some friends for a "hike in the morning". The three of us talked it over and decided that we could go in the mor...

Hello there, people of the internet! (I suppose, if you stick around online long enough it becomes akin to a "Children of the Corn" sorta creepy situation, but, hey, you're here and I'll take whatever audience I can get, so thanks!)  You might, at this point, be asking yourself "Holy cow! Is this girl ever gonna actually LEAVE???" I know you are asking yourself this, because I've been asking myself about this, too! I mean, this is my 27th blog post (so if you've become really bored and only recently tuned in to this process, I encourage you to take what little free time you probably don't really have, procrastinate semi- to highly-important things, and dive into the archives with a forgiving nature to my weirdness and ways). Obviously, the road from Florida to Brazil is a long one (that I won't be taking because airplanes are much faster), in fact, it seems to take longer to get there than any other YASC placement this year (be sure to c...