Marcos finally took me to try some Açaí and it was purely amazing. His friends kept asking me if he brought me to try some and now I see why they raved about this amazing deliciousness, it was so freakin' good!!! At first, when I saw it, I thought there's no way we are going to finish this. This bowl was huge filled with Açaí, but low and behold we finished that bad boy off. And when we put the yummy white powder stuff and the other syrup stuff you see beside the bowl it just got better! One things for sure, if you ever visit Brazil you have to try some Açaí. You'll never look at ice cream the same, I'm telling you! And apparently you can put all kinds of other toppings on it. The whole time I was eating it I was shivering and getting brain freezes, but it was so good I didn't care. | Açaí is very much a native fruit for Brazil and it comes from the heart of the Açaí palm tree. This fruit has become a global demand. The Açaí Palm is a tall slender palm tree and is known as a super-food, because of its health benefits. It's full of nutrition and can help with weight loss. These are just a few fun facts I learned about this particular fruit. |
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It was my boyfriends 27th birthday and he planned the perfect weekend getaway for us at Monte Verde, Brazil! We stayed in this beautiful Chalet that had a huge Jacuzzi, beautiful bed, with a perfect view! We are definitely meant to be, because all of the fun adventures were all things I love to do. I enjoyed this perfect time together at the Chalet with my amazing Brazilian boyfriend with his sweet kisses. Our love continued to grow even deeper for each other during this perfect weekend getaway he planned for us. One thing that I love about this Brazilian is that no matter what day it is or what the special occasion may be, he continues to always make it about me and showers me with his unconditional love. He always puts his needs before mine and reminds me every second his love for me. We had so much fun horseback riding through the mountains of Monte Verde. It was a gorgeous day and I had the best horse, Chocolate. It was awesome because Marcos and mine horses had to have been boyfriend and girlfriend, because they rode beside each other all day! One things for sure I was in my element being a country girl and all from the Tennessee mountains. You can not take the country out of a country girl! We also went on an amazing hike in the mountains of Monte Verde. It was a steep hike, but nothing we couldn't handle! We found some amazing views and enjoyed every step of the way together. It was funny, because in the beginning of the hike I was not too motivated to go for a hike, but then once we started climbing some steep rocks I was like, "come on, lets go. I've lived in the woods. I got this." Once we got to the top, it just got even better! It was the best hike ever with my Brazilian man!!! The birthday boy and I also enjoyed some yummy breakfasts', lunches, dinners, and freshly brewed beers. There is no doubt Monte Verde knows how to brew some good brewskies. I also got to try some new Brazilian foods like their delicious pizzas, coffee, pastries, and chocolates. We also squeezed in some shopping and I got to taste some pretty amazing Brazilian cheeses. I easily got hooked on the Brazilian style of eating and shopping that's for sure! It was so fun going into the shops and tasting the different types of cheeses they had. Fortunately for me, when my boyfriend told the employees I was an American they wanted me to try all different types of cheeses and other sweets they had. Thank God we were on vacation and not trying to start our diet at that time! The next adventure was just purely amazing, sunset four-wheeling! We were both in our elements for sure with this one. I let the birthday boy drive the whole time and we for sure had the time of our lives. We saw some pretty amazing views and it was absolutely the most gorgeous sunset. I am so glad we topped off the weekend with this adventure. Overall, we had such an amazing time in Monte Verde and we definitely plan to go back to visit. Could not have asked for more of a perfect weekend! My man definitely went above and beyond to welcome me to Brazil and he knows how to go all out for a birthday getaway weekend. I tried so many different types of foods and beers and we went on the most amazing adventures together. I look forward to the next one...
When Marcos and I were at the grocery store the other day, I saw this beautiful plant. I convinced Marcos we needed it for the apartment. Yeah, we are pretty ridiculous when we it comes to us going to the store together. We are easily distracted and are constantly having to convince ourselves of what we do and don't need. Fortunately, him being a man and my logical thinking we come up pretty quickly what that answer is. However in this case, we did need it! I love our first beautiful orange UT plant. It is just perfect. Brazilian perfect.
Marcos and I joined a Brazilian gym together and we love it! It's truly the best when your partner enjoys doing stuff like this just as much as you do. Marcos and I, ever since we started dating, were always just better and stronger together. We brought out the best in each other. We always made good decisions together and they always worked. I am so looking forward to us getting physically stronger together now! Marcos and I are two very motivated people and we both have a lot we want to accomplish in life. Here's to the start of becoming a physically fit Brazilian couple! The fist person I got to meet was Marcos' sister, niece, and nephew. They were just the sweetest. I felt bad for being so exhausted, because my jet lag was pretty bad from my big move from America, but they understood. Love this sweet family! Marcos' mom, dad, Marcos and I enjoyed some really yummy food at Tokyo-Ya restaurant. The sushi was amazing, which was my test to be in the family, I had to love sushi. Which I do! I helped Marcos' mom cook dinner one of the days we were there. Even though Marcos' mom doesn't know much English, we were able to enjoy each others company. His mother was so sweet and inviting in their Brazilian Home. She got me these minion pj's when they were visiting Disney World a couple weeks ago. Love his mamma's Brazilian Cooking. Couldn't ask for a more perfect boyfriend with a weekend of visiting with the sweetest family! We had some good laughs, they tried to teach me Portuguese at the dinner table, I tried my best to communicate with his parents knowing very little English, and enjoyed some amazing Brazilian coffee. Looking forward to more future visits together! Words cannot describe the feeling I felt when I was finally reunited with my love. As soon as I saw him my heart became overwhelmed with joy! When I embraced him with a hug, I immediately broke down crying because I seriously could not believe it that I was finally with my love again. We waited patiently for each other for 5 months and the wait paid off. We may have faced some obstacles while we were apart, but we were determined not to allow anything or anyone tare us a part. So excited about this next chapter we are beginning!!!
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Author: Jessica Noel QuinlanI am a Multiplatform Freelance Journalist hoping to land a contracted news reporter/presenter role in the near future. Archives
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