Revisiting Some Childhood Memories

I spent most of my childhood in São Paulo, Brazil.  Here are some of my favorite memories from there:

1. The beach!

2. Sitting in the kitchen with our cook and maid, drinking Coke out of a turquoise melamine cup (I made believe it was coffee), and eating fresh bread and butter. The Brazilians have the best bread! The rolls were delivered right to our house.

3.  Farinha Lactea. It’s a cereal. Loved this stuff. I even loved it straight out of the can. Too bad you can’t get it in the USA anymore.

4. The beef!

5. Black beans and rice. 

6. The street markets.

7. The Peter Pan Bookstore.

8. Going home to the USA on a ship for the summer every two years.

Just a note on the maid and cook thing. Everyone I knew had maids and cooks. It was not a big deal. That was the way you lived there.

I’d love to hear some of your favorite childhood memories!