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About Me

You might mistake me for a Tom Robbins heroine--without the red hair, a jump suit the deviant sexual history or any interesting drug addictions...I like to think I can ramble incessantly (and intelligently) about Geotourism. Geowhah? "Geotourism (n.): tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a placeâ€”its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents." Still lost? Get a clue here: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/sustainable/So there.I am also a Carioca at heart living far, far from my beloved Rio de Janeiro.

My Interests

Besides a chronic addiction to churros and dance of any kind, I'd have to say I'm a fan of travel, wine stewardship, culinary (mis)adventures, and camping.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone with: a)a subscription to a Brazilian soccer channel b)fur lined sink c)a magnum 1996 veuve cliquot rosÃ©who enjoys conversation with the substance and depth of: a) a cafezinho b) a child's wading pool

Music:

Kings of Convenience + Funk + Feist + Pink Floyd + Calexico + Pinback + Ani Difranco + Afrobeat + NG Podcasts + M.I.A. + Marisa Monte

Movies:

I only: a)watch b)promote those with captivating soundtracks.

Television:

Cilada, Cidade dos Homens, Duas Caras, Six Feet Under, The Daily Show, the Colbert Report, The L Word, No Reservations

Books:

The History of Love Why is Anthony Bourdain such a damn good travel/food writer AND chef?

Heroes:

Ani Difranco--when can I be so outrageous, humble and outspoken all at once? Taylor Mali-Listen to his podcasts! http://web.mac.com/tmali/iWeb/Photo%20site/Podcasts/Podcasts .html Jonathan Tourtellot, Director Center for Sustainable Destinations

My Blog

Nicole's Travel Journal

For the friends, family and otherwise adoring masses, you can see what shenannegins I've been up to at my travel website:http://www.mytripjournal.com/NicoleBrasil2007The first post or Prologue, as you...
Posted by nicole on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:31:00 PST

My favorite news headline of the day...

Christmas Brought To Iraq By Force.......
Posted by nicole on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 12:38:00 PST

The Roosevelt Institution

I'm all hyped about this student think tank I found out about tonight at the UC Center in Washington, D.C. They're The Roosevelt Institution, and I'd like to start a chapter in SB. We've got too many ...
Posted by nicole on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:27:00 PST

Everyone Should Listen to National Geographic Podcasts

So here we go. I'm about to ramble on how much I love NG podcasts. I think I subscribe to maybe 7 different ones, with NG World Talk, NG Afro Pop Worldwide and NG World Music Profiles ranking the high...
Posted by nicole on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:23:00 PST

Yea for Bitchfest!

Next to The History of Love, this is libro numero uno on my Christmas list! The new issue of Bitch comes out Dec. 1st, but if you can't wait for your dose of feminist criticism till then, pick up a co...
Posted by nicole on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:16:00 PST

Summer is great except...

there's this strange hour when every classic rock station feels compelled to play "Spill the wine" at least once a day. Great song, but is playing it daily really the best way to preserve its funkines...
Posted by nicole on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:56:00 PST

This journaling thing...

I remember I used to keep a diligent journal, back in the day when I thought my observations were profound or at least what I observed was too interesting to enrust entirely to memory. I don't quite k...
Posted by nicole on Sun, 07 May 2006 01:24:00 PST