TALK ME DOWN - or, don't.

So, with some money I pinched from my 401k (sshh! Had to be done! Don't want to hear it!) I just signed up for some classes starting in May and June. One is for another round of my beloved Appalachian fiddling - I hope to be able to, by summer, reward myself with what I've always wanted, which is to translate that style to the viola. The other? Beginning Portuguese. I have some stumbling greeting ability, but nowhere near enough to actually make my way in a country, and there's something pretty big I'm considering.

Mom tells me that as the child of a Brazilian national, under current laws, I may be able to reclaim the dual citizenship I had as a child just by living there for six months or more. The job outlook here is not promising, and the cost of living there is relatively low. Mom has already promised she and my dad will take in Madimi for a while if need be.

This is something I'm seriously considering doing in a year or two. In the meantime, at least, yeah, language.

TALK ME DOWN - or, don't.

So, with some money I pinched from my 401k (sshh! Had to be done! Don't want to hear it!) I just signed up for some classes starting in May and June. One is for another round of my beloved Appalachian fiddling - I hope to be able to, by summer, reward myself with what I've always wanted, which is to translate that style to the viola. The other? Beginning Portuguese. I have some stumbling greeting ability, but nowhere near enough to actually make my way in a country, and there's something pretty big I'm considering.

Mom tells me that as the child of a Brazilian national, under current laws, I may be able to reclaim the dual citizenship I had as a child just by living there for six months or more. The job outlook here is not promising, and the cost of living there is relatively low. Mom has already promised she and my dad will take in Madimi for a while if need be.

This is something I'm seriously considering doing in a year or two. In the meantime, at least, yeah, language.