Well, I started a new part time job a month ago so things have been kind of hectic.  I’m still getting adjusted to the job but things are going well at work overall. I’ve been thinking about about my time in the prisons in Brazil.  The one that has the biggest impact was Butanta.  I…

I haven’t been able to bring myself to write about my experiences in the next prison on Brazil.  So I’m just going to talk about things that come to mind. I recently was hired for a job and this is the first time in a long time that I’m excited about the job – really…

My hearing was held on February 12, 2020 in Sao Paulo.  I was handcuffed and placed in the back of a transport van that had no windows in the back.  That was the worst.  I think I may have had a little light in the back but not much.  It seemed like it took forever…

After the humiliating strip search, I gave my statement several times.  I told them the truth which they didn’t believe.  I even spoke with a Brazilian police woman who worked directly with the DEA here in the States.  I told them what I could but it wasn’t much because the majority of the information I…

In order to talk about my time in Brazil from October 2019 until June 2025, I need to go back to April of 2016.  I’m not going to go into great detail because I’m just not ready for that.  In 2016, I decided to try and date again.  I hadn’t dated anyone while my son…

I thought I had written another post but apparently not.  After much thought, I decided to start a blog to share the journey that I have been walking.  Lots have happened and I’ve been in therapy a couple of years after decades of just harboring everything within myself and being slowly eaten away by harsh…