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a weekend Buzios

cross cultural communication competency

a weekend in São Paulo

one down, two to go

my first week as an estagiaria

my first week as a Carioca

the "Ciadade Maravilhosa": initial impressions

about me

My name is Gaby Smotrys. I'm a graduate student at the University of Southern California studying communication management. I graduated from USC in May with my bachelor's degree in public relations and sports media. This summer, I'll be in Rio de Janeiro for nine weeks interning for a PR firm with and around the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

a weekend Buzios

This relaxing weekend away started out with a little more...adventure than anticipated. The traffic in Rio is seriously. Not. A. Joke. We...

cross cultural communication competency

I'm settled in to Rio. I have a routine; it's almost getting monotonous. I do normal adult things: I commute, I drink espresso, I go to...

a weekend in São Paulo

I have been told many times to get out of Rio and go see other parts of Brazil. It's a massive, diverse, beautiful, exciting country. ...

one down, two to go

By the beginning of week three, you could say that some of us might have begun to feel the tiniest pang of homesickness. Mostly just for...

my first week as an estagiaria

My second week in Rio started off as every week should: relaxing on the beach most of the day. We are committed to seeing as many of...

my first week as a Carioca

My road to Rio hit a bit of a rough patch right up front. Surprisingly, this wasn't in the form of overweight checked baggage (bless...

the "Ciadade Maravilhosa": initial impressions

A week in Rio, or "the Marvelous City", has already passed, so I thought it was time to get my blog up and running. I want to use this...