Beatriz and I met in a commuity group where we shared a lot of common interests, including topics in history and race. She loves samba and teaching English to students interested in traveling to the United States.
Beatriz L.
Santos, a city south of the Sao Paulo capitol, close to the beach. I live in an apartment with three rooms, two bathrooms. It's in a tall building, about 30 floors.
I was closer to my mother's family, and my grandfather was the blackest person in the family. He didn't say this with words, but now I understand that he experienced a lot of racism. My mother was a bit different in the family. She stopped strightening her hair, for example. My parents give me a lot of affection.
I usually take the train, of if I need to get to the city, in Sao Paulo, I may take BlaBlaCar, and then use the metro in the city.
(BlaBlaCar is a ride share service, similiar to Uber, but where other passengers will join you on the journey. It's often much cheapter than Uber, too.)
