MarielaRio Grande do Sul is drowning. Yet I still strangely find solace in the turmoilReflections on how my family history is closely intertwined with Porto Alegre’s 1941 floods (other painfully heartfelt things and donation…May 15May 15
MarielaFiji on Film: A Series of Photo EssaysTravel often connotes tourism. But how do they differ?Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
MarielaFrom Imposter Syndrome to Excellence as BalanceThe article is originally written and published for the utmONE Scholars Collective blog in November 2021.Mar 31, 2023Mar 31, 2023
MarielaToday is the final Election day in Brazil. Now what?Yet another brief reflection on what it means to be an immigrant watching the Presidential elections in my country happen from afarOct 30, 2022Oct 30, 2022
MarielaBrazilian elections, Round #1: What happened? And what’s next?Yet another brief reflection on what it means to be an immigrant watching the Presidential elections in my country happen from afarOct 3, 2022Oct 3, 2022
MarielaToday is Election day in Brazil. Now what?Another brief reflection on what it means to be an immigrant watching the Presidential elections in my country happen from afarOct 2, 2022Oct 2, 2022
MarielaNavigating the upcoming Brazilian elections as a Brazilian expatA brief reflection on what it means to be an immigrant during electoral periods while being eligible yet ineligible to voteSep 21, 2022Sep 21, 2022
MarielaHistory in the Making: The What-Ifs and Their SignificancesA brief reflection on the assassination attempt of Argentine vice-president CFK and its deeper general and personal meaningsSep 3, 2022Sep 3, 2022