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  • Drunken Wisdom for the New Year

    (or how to be a good person) “When you’re friends with all the fish, it helps you swim in any ocean.”  That was the perspective shared by my friend Xico during his 44th birthday when I first entered the party. He was explaining (rather needlessly I might add, but nonetheless), why there were so many…

    Peter Topa

    February 1, 2025
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  • Pew… Pew-Pew! Pew-Pew!

    The sounds you hear in your head (hopefully) are me shooting at the hip while trying to learn Portuguese. Through trial and error and research, I’m figuring what works best for me. *** “But Dad, if his wife is Brazilian, why does he come to our house?” The son of my language exchange partner asked…

    Peter Topa

    December 19, 2024
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    language, learning, mindset, portuguese, travel
  • a trip around the sun

    Hello World.  ****  About eight years ago at the age of 30, I took a sabbatical from work and spent three months traveling Southeast Asia. It was an incredible journey, and while I met great people on that journey and a friend joined me for two weeks, for all intents and purposes that journey was…

    Peter Topa

    December 18, 2024
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