I’m slightly panicked. Nothing is happening. What if I will not be able to go to Brazil this year? (link) What if I will never be able to go? My stomach turns. I started a blog series about the process of going to Brazil and finding eco-entrepreneurial business opportunities. To show how the process unfolds and how it will work out. Because I believed it would work out. But now I have the feeling that nothing is happening. And I’m … Read More
When the idea evolved to go to the Brazilian coast to work on environmental projects, I didn’t think I would have conflicting ideals within myself. I honestly had this image in my head: This is Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Not that I necessarily wanted to go over there, but I had this picture in mind. Warm weather, beautiful beaches and a crystal clear blue sea while I was doing good things for the local population … Read More
The past few months I have been telling people about my plan to go to Brazil with my husband and see what environmental project opportunities there are in Brazil. People ask me: but what exactly are you going to do? Good question. The development of my plan was (and is) not developed enough to give a clear answer. I’m still searching. I could try to be slick, and present my plan at once, giving you the illusion that I just … Read More
Ten years after my work experience in non-profit organizations in Latin America and my decision to use my philosophical knowledge and skills for environmental problems, I have been contemplating that experience and finally make a conscious decision to make a plan to go back. Now I wonder: why did you wait for so long? You might be thinking: why would you reflect on that? Just go. But reflecting on why you don’t do something, which is your passion, is important. … Read More
I have taken up the idea that I want to return to my home country Brazil. And the idea won’t let go of me, so I probably really want it (because I always have dozens of ideas a day, but 99% I can not or will not execute). The next months I will write about this process in a series of blogs, what I run up against, and of course how it turns out. It is always difficult to explain … Read More