It feels like so much happened in April, and at the same time, I feel like so much is about to happen. — I think the best way to describe April is as a transition month. Lots of things happened, but also, lots of things are still happening, and I believe that in the next months they will come to an end, bringing the wind of change, maybe. But let’s talk about what…

The story of a weekend trip full of good surprises. — During the Easter Break, my husband Fabio and I went for a little trip to one of the sister islands in Cayman. Maybe you don’t know that, but The Cayman Islands are plural because the territory is composed of three islands: Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman.

It's almost the end of April, but we still have time to know a bit about each other. Let's go? — Hi Globetrotters. My name is… Paola :) I come from… Brazil, but now I’m living in the Cayman Islands. It’s my first time living abroad, and also the accomplishment of a dream! Back in Brazil, I lived 29 years in the same city: Blumenau, a small city in the south…

When was the last time you did something for the first time? — This last month I had the opportunity to do some stuff for the first time in my life: I played golf; I tried — without much success — to wakeboard; I wrote a fictional story; And I submitted my work to a writing contest. And then, after these experiences, I…

Making plans is good, but being spontaneous is important to let life surprise you. — I don’t know about you, but I’m a planner. I love to plan my year in January, I love to plan my month every first day, and it’s like a ritual for me to plan my week each Sunday. With the years passing and the maturity arriving, I learned more…

I visited this place twice and both times I was speechless — I consider myself an urban person. I love to travel to metropolis. I’m attracted to the craziness of big cities, I adore the diversity of the huge population centers, the enormous variety of cultural programs, and the number of things to do and see. …

In the same way as flowers are blooming, my writing is evolving to become something new. — The most colorful season of the year arrived here in the northern hemisphere, and to watch the blooming of the flowers inspires me to invest in my writing to make it flourish. I always felt good expressing myself through writing. …

If there is such a thing as a soulmate, I believe it must be something like this. — The birthday coincidence My husband and I were born on the same day. And when I tell you the same day I mean it! December 13th, 1991. At the same maternity. With about two hours’ difference. We shared the maternity in our first hours living in this world, but even though we spent…

If January was about planning and looking inside me, February was about doing and looking to the world. — I’m writing this story at 6:30 am, and that fact for itself is kinda a miracle. Night person is what I like to call myself! My mom tells me I like to sleep late and wake up late since I was a baby. I already wrote a story in Portuguese…