by Robin Sparks | Aug 22, 2004 | Blog
Video! Watch the video a martial art/dance which originated with the slaves as a secret ritual. Download and play “Capoeira” video. (10 mb) Capoeira, the popular acrobatic dance, was developed by the slaves in Brazil as a tool of insurrection against their...
by Robin Sparks | Aug 21, 2004 | Blog
Goddess dance in Morro Sau Paulo, island 2 hour boat ride off coast of Salvador, Brazil. Download.
by Robin Sparks | Aug 19, 2004 | Blog
Like a pack of dogs they appeared circling, surrounding us under the halogen lights, then with lightening speed, surrounding Helena and just as quickly, another pack coming to our rescue to chase them away. They barked and snarled, but within seconds the attackers had...
by Robin Sparks | Aug 18, 2004 | Blog
Days pick up momentum and a peculiar quality of poignancy. I go home in less than two weeks. Eris. A Greek God. So close in soul, so distant in language and age. I have sworn not to write a negative blog. And so I will not speak of our long walk along Barra Beach with...
by Robin Sparks | Aug 11, 2004 | Blog
8/6/04 Dear Kathryn, I am in Salvador! Looking forward to seeing you. Be prepared to have your senses jangled in every sense of the word – mostly good and always amazing. (Link to Photos!) Our house is amazing. We are giving up the predictable security and quiet...
by Robin Sparks | Aug 4, 2004 | Blog
Ok, so the “hole” had its good points. Cultura Inglesa, for starters, is impressive. That’s the English school in Recife where the CELTA course was held. Its banks of computers with fast cable connections, a fully stocked library, its always smiling,...
