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…11 min read·3 days ago----
MarielaFiji on Film: A Series of Photo EssaysTravel often connotes tourism. But how do they differ?18 min read·Dec 4, 2023----
MarielaFrom Imposter Syndrome to Excellence as BalanceThe article is originally written and published for the utmONE Scholars Collective blog in November 2021.3 min read·Mar 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 afar6 min read·Oct 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 afar6 min read·Oct 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 afar5 min read·Oct 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 vote3 min read·Sep 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 meanings4 min read·Sep 3, 2022----
