When I first came to Brazil, in 1999, it was a pleasure trip with a great friend, from elementary school, who put me on as her companion which allowed me to visit, Salvador, Bahia.  It was amazing, acaraje, and colors, and cachaca, and drum schools, and art, lots of art.  But I kept coming back because after 9/11 I was so dissatisfied with the U.S. and governments decisions.  I wanted to find a new home.  I did a documentary about how teenagers, felt about 9/11 called VOICE OF THE FACELESS that went to a few festivals, including the African Diaspora Film Festival in New York and the London Black Film.  Not realizing that getting in festivals was a job in itself, I dropped the ball.  Instead I focused on making a living in film, and then as a jewelry designer.  It was when the economy first began to fall, early in 2005, that I decided to try hand as a flight attendant.  To my mind I was forsaking the arts, and committing to curiosity.  The only problem, is the arts, and in particular filmmaking is in my blood.  From that access I have since been to Brazil over a dozen times and began filmming what is now the feature documentary WHY BRAZIL?  So many asked me, Why do you keep going back?  This question helped me focus my filming, and do some interviews with people that answer that question and at the same time presented others.  This blog is my journey.