Itajai, Brazil
Monday, December 17th, 2007 Posted in Travel | No Comments »After a restful day at sea, we arrived in Itajai on Sunday. We spent two days at this major port. Itajai is a huge import/export spot for Brazil, evident by the numerous appliance and electronics stores that line the streets ...
Parati, Brazil
Friday, December 14th, 2007 Posted in Travel | No Comments »Parati is a small colonial town known for it’s Golden Trail. During the 1700’s, there was extensive gold mining and this was one of the most important ports in Brazil. We wandered around the streets and small shops, visited Fort ...
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Thursday, December 13th, 2007 Posted in Travel | No Comments »Gian and I spent two days in Rio. One of those days happened to be my birthday! :-) As you can see from the picture above, I’ve had a very stressful visit. ;-) The weather was beautiful on the first ...
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 Posted in Travel | No Comments »We have arrived in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The city seems pretty massive. We proceeded directly to the ship via a guided tour bus. The rain forest is spectacular but you become very aware of the immense poverty that faces the ...
Where is my mortgage assistance?
Friday, December 7th, 2007 Posted in Annoyances | No Comments »So, I’m a little frustrated that people who knowingly signed up for an adjustable rate mortgage are getting to keep their artificially low rate for up to five more years. I realize that there were people who were misled into ...
More rain, but no snow
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 Posted in Humor | No Comments »The rain has continued today and has been especially bad in other parts of Western Washington. Needless to say, Gian and I have not been riding our scooters. I was thinking this afternoon about how much I miss riding them ...
Wet Days
Monday, December 3rd, 2007 Posted in Annoyances | No Comments »It has been raining nonstop since it stopped snowing this weekend. Seattle is especially WET right now! There are already buildings on campus that are closed due to flooding and several co-workers have reported water-related problems at home or with ...
