So this week on French class, we reached that special time on the learning of any language where we’re expected to learn how to talk about families. Our textbook brought …

If someone asked me one year ago if I knew something was wrong, I’d have said yes. Something has always been wrong, something has always been off, far before the …

This semester, I’m taking what is probably the worst course I have to take in order to become a biologist: parasitology.
First class consisted of an hour and a half of …

So this next week is Carnaval here in Brasil! Since my girlfriend is somewhere in Europe right now, to me this means I get a week off to try to …

This week, Brazilian government announced that trans* people will have the right to use their social names – that is, the name they chose and that fits their identity – …

A while ago, when my sister was visiting, somehow the subject of how women are treated differently from men in basically any job they end up in arised, and she …

Last week, after about one month taking time off, I returned home to resume my day-to-day obligations. Working at the lab, doing field work, taking microbiology classes, seeing the girlfriend, …

December and January are months when I usually spend a lot more time around my parents. Mostly, it’s a nice experience, I love them and miss living with them a …