
DanRN’s Adventures
Experiences of Travel, Work, and Life
Welcome! Join me as I share experiences and perspectives on my travel, work, professional opportunities, and life adventures.
The Magic of Barcelona
Until coming to Barcelona, Rome was my most favourite city in the world to visit – now the “Eternal City” has a serious rival. My...
Beautiful Barcelona
What a difference a 3-hour train ride makes! One cannot imagine a more stark contrast between two cities in a country - the staid, more...
Christmas 2025 in Madrid
Damsel in dis dress. Here it is Sunday, December 29, already and the time in Madrid has zoomed by so quickly. Kind of like what the...
My Top 5 Memories From Brazil: #2 - The People
The few Brazilians I had met prior to my grand adventure were incredibly warm and friendly people - they were usually dynamic, fun, kind,...
My Top 5 Memories From Brazil: #3 Learning About Nursing and Health Care
After a lengthy hiatus (I got trapped in the hamster wheel of academia), I am back to reflecting on my Brazilian adventure and finishing...
Nurses 2024 Week and Florence's Legacy
It is not a coincidence that I start posting blogs on my experiences, observations, and perspectives on my career in nursing today - it...
My Top 5 Memories From Brazil: #4 Change of Physical Environment
There is a lot to be said about switching up one’s milieu to get a different perspective on life. A change in physical environment is one...
My Top 5 Memories From Brazil: #5 - The Beauty of Brazil
Now that I have been back in Canada a week and been adjusting to the weather, the environment, and civilization, as we know it here, I...
The Grand Adventure Comes to an End
GA 111 (23 Mar 2024) - It is hard to believe that the grand adventure has come to an end already. For me the time passed in a blur...
Not All a Bed of Roses (or...a Tale of Three Institutions)
The past weeks have been even more of a whirlwind than the previous ones given all the work that has been piling up for me. In...
The Rio Deal
GA 106 (17 Mar 2024) - Time has flown by these past two weeks. With so much prep work for the grounded theory classes at UFSC in...
Jaunt to Joinville and Another Whirlwind Week
GA Day 88 (Feb 28, 2024). Time continues to move quickly by as work piles up, presentation deadlines become real, and more opportunities...
The Parrot Sketch
GA Day 89 (Feb 29, 2024). In celebration of Leap Day, I am posting this blog ahead of the other one in the queue...yes, I am lagging!...
Food, glorious food! And...exercise 🙄
GA Day 78 (Feb 18, 2024). One of the things I was a bit ambivalent about in coming to Brazil was adjusting to eating and customs around...
Work - The Real Reason I’m Here
GA Days 70-76 (Feb 10 - 16, 2024). Looking back on my posts I have shared a lot about my experiences of being in Brazil, but have not...
Carnival in Brazil
GA Day 69 (Feb 10, 2024) Very early in the planning days of my great adventure, I had been advised that my stay would coincide with...
Perceptions, Stereotypes, and Facts
GA Days 64 - 68 (Feb 5 - 9, 2024). Before setting out on my great adventure I was asked if I was concerned about my safety in Brazil,...
Life’s a Beach
GA Days 60 - 63 (Feb 1 - 4, 2024). Another weekend in Floripa with absolutely beautiful weather - perfect for more exploration and...
People, Places, and Culture...Shock
GA Days 55-59 (Jan 28 - Feb 1, 2024). After three weeks in Floripa and finally settling into a more regular routine, I am starting to...



















