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Monthly Archives: July 2014
This is what I am leaving in Brazil (work at least)
Below is a description of what my colleagues are doing. You can see why I will miss it, even if it will be great to be back home and at Smithsonian. Millions of Brazilians, who entered the middle class in … Continue reading
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Good bye to Brasilia & all that
I have less than a week left here, so almost everything I do is “for the last time.” I sold my old car, pictured above. It had only 7,000 miles, most of those put on during a few long trips. … Continue reading
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Last visit to São Paulo
Let’s call it a victory tour. I have been so extraordinarily lucky in Brazil, with opportunities opening and good people to work with, that I developed a kind of unreasonable dread that something would go wrong in the last few … Continue reading
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My favorite Secretaries of State
My favorite was Lawrence Eagleburger and not only because he was born in Milwaukee and went to UWSP, like me. He was just smart and I admire that. I recall when he came to Norway. He had only a very … Continue reading
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Getting to know the neighborhood
India rubber trees get really big around here. You really cannot tell where the truck stops, since “roots” drop down from the branches and add to the girth. These trees do give latex, but they are not the rubber trees … Continue reading
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Rio, one last time with feeling
I am on the farewell tour of my posts. I am in Rio today. I will be in São Paulo next week and Recife the week after that. There is nothing left for me to do but say goodbye and … Continue reading
My temporary place
I have moved into temporary quarters in anticipation of my final leaving. The place is okay, although I liked my old place better and would not have moved had I not been asked. The commute is better. I don’t have … Continue reading
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Know the place for the first time … again
When I was first in the Foreign Service, I was embarrassed that I did not know my own country. So I have always tried to get to know America again whenever I had the chance. It always renews my love … Continue reading
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