Hello World! I’m Rae Hatfield. I graduated from Belmont University in December with a degree in Social Entrepreneurship. Life has been a whirlwind since graduation. Here is what I have been up to: The day after graduation my brothers drove…
It turns out everyone in the world knows English 🙂 or at least pretends to- and that has made my experience here way easier than it could have been. This week I am thankful to live in a world where…
The White Guy with scissors. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly The following poem can be read with or without the accompanying theme music. The Ballad of Mzungu Mkasi From the west of the west cold steel at his…
There is a reason they refer to Rio de Janeiro as “Cidade Maravilhosa” (Marvelous City). In fact its many reasons. Everything from the nature surrounding you, we say that the best architect in the world could not have designed the city…
Apparently hissing at others to get their attention isn’t rude, it’s useful. It’s still hard for me to recognize it as not being rude (it’s the cultural norm), but it certainly is effective at grabbing peoples’ attention. I have to…
A short Twi lesson: Korkormu is pronounced “kakum” Kokrobite is pronounced “coco-bit-uh” A written r is a silent r! Why do they still write r’s if Twi is mostly spoken? I wish I knew. I’d like to make a special…
And just like that, I’m back in Nashville. My last week in Rio flew by with less than a blink of an eye and before I knew it I found myself packing my bags, saying goodbyes to the amazing people…
“A sunlit walk in Africa” A Poem by: John Gossen Dimming light brings the shadows of night and relief from the African heat. A spectrum from the sunset splashes across pavement and among the many palm trees. It is here…
I can’t say that my time here (so far) flew by, but when did it become the last week of January already?! This is crazy. Those of you back at school might not feel the same way because the crisp, cold days…
As I sit down to write this post I can’t help but mention the weight on my head and my heart from my upcoming departure from Rio. As the end of January approaches, my time in Rio begins to come…