So I made my way down south in São Paulo Rock City. I miss LA with every part of my soul, but unfortunately things don’t happen exactly the way you want them to.

I feel like giving up my life in Hollywood has unexpectedly opened doors for me in Brazil that I didn’t know were possible.

I’m currently working on my marketing business and doing everything I can to get it up and running. First thing, I will be working on the company website this month and meeting with possible clients, which is very exciting!

On the other hand, my all-girl band has gotten back together to perform in São Paulo again. I left the band over a year ago and I believe today we all have the same mind set to make this a fun and profitable “hobby”. We had to substitute a few band members, and I’m happy I get to play with these girls for the first time next week! Hopefully my fingers still do as I tell them to!

Another exciting venture is that I get to go out and play guitar with the amazing DJanes of the Female Angels, who I played a few shows with before I left for Musicians Institute in Los Angeles.

So that’s what I’m doing right now, while finding time to see all my “old” friends and spending some much needed quality time with my family.

I hope to have some cool stuff to write about as soon as I’m a little bit more settled in this new life, so stick around =)

Cheers \o/

(Photo by Bernard Bauer)

Oh my God! What a ride this has been!

Today is my last day of class at Musicians Institute, and yet it feels like YESTERDAY I was planning to come out here. I spent 4 years dreaming about Los Angeles, it finally happened and I already need to go home.

Visas are a bummer. This is such a beautiful city and the place to be if you have a passion for music and entertainment, and I have to go home. But that’s ok, I am looking forward to officially starting my life (I say this every time I finish something important)! It’s also exactly 1 year this month since I graduated from college in Brazil.

This whole experience has helped me grow on so many levels, beyond personal and professional. I’m a little bit wiser, a little bit heavier, and little bit more confident. Just a little.

I met some amazing people along the way that taught me so much. I had talented teachers that I’ll never forget who have helped me open up my mind in so many ways. I’ve had teachers who believed in me more than I believed in myself, and gave me a push to realize what I can do.

I’ll carry my new friends in my heart. The musicians, the producers, the business people on the dark side of the force…

I want to thank my mom and dad for cutting me loose, even if I am going back to them. I hope they are as proud of me as I am right now. Thanks for letting me make the stupid decisions and the smart ones on my own.

To my friends back home, you can smile again. 

To the ones that stay in LA to complete their programs, keep on rocking it! Be careful with the Brazilians.

Remember:

Show up

Ask questions

Kill it!

And as for these guys down here, congratulations and have a safe journey where ever it is that you’re going! Stay fabulous MI!