Category Archives: Fall Contracts

Kick up Your Heels – At Sea – [02/25/2016]

Posted on February 29, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

There was a time when I didn’t know how to line dance; after five years of line dancing on a fairly regular basis I now find this hard to believe, but I do know it to be true. Despite the … Continue reading →

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Window to Normality – Manaus, Brazil – [02/19/2016]

Posted on February 24, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Sometimes in this crazy life, when the stress level builds to boiling, all you need is a little bit of what passes for normal. In the middle of brazil, the western concept of ‘normal’ isn’t exactly the easiest thing to … Continue reading →

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In the Jungle – Amazon River & Boca Del Valeria – [02/18/2016]

Posted on February 24, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Let me begin by telling you this: the amazon is not what you think it is. It is so wide that at times it feels less like you’re sailing on a river and more like you’re transversing a particularly muddy … Continue reading →

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Oh My Head – At Sea – [02/14/2016]

Posted on February 16, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Six times “X” how complex Add, subtract and multiply Till we’re overcome This is much too hard for me I can’t do the sum Logically I am aware that I’m a smart woman and that if presented with a script … Continue reading →

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Transitioning – At Sea – [02/10/2016]

Posted on February 16, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Finishing the job you’re in when you already know you’re going somewhere c completely different in just a few weeks is a very odd place to be. For the most part I am over the moon, although apparently some part … Continue reading →

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Girl At Ipanema – Rio, Brazil – [02/08/2016]

Posted on February 16, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Sometimes when all you have is a few hours (through no fault of your own) you manage to cram in a pretty excellent day. Amras and I are old hats at making the best out of the time we have, … Continue reading →

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Let Me You Take You To Rio – Rio, Brazil – [02/08/2016]

Posted on February 16, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Once in a lifetime you have an opportunity that you simply cannot pass up. One of those events that – even with a life like mine – you know you will regret forever if you are foolish enough to let … Continue reading →

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Good Luck Movin’ Up – Rio, Brazil – [02/07/2016]

Posted on February 9, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

And he’s tradin’ in his chevvy for a Cadallac And if he can’t drive with a broken back, at least he can polish the fender And it seems such a waste of time If that’s what you’re all about Good … Continue reading →

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Backstage Jitters – Recife, Brazil – [01/29/2016]

Posted on January 31, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Since I was just only “yay-high to a ballet barre” I’ve gotten stage fright. Horrific, crippling stage fright. I know I’m talented, though it took me a long time to realize that I do know it. But…getting up there? Getting … Continue reading →

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Between the Lines – At Sea – [01/27/2016]

Posted on January 31, 2016 by GypsyShaughnessy

Well there’s one for the sorrow And two for the joy And three for a girl And four for a boy Five for the silver And six for the gold And seven for the secret that is never to be … Continue reading →

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