A Brazilian and American heritage took me to the States during my teens, first to boarding school in Baltimore and then to college in Boston. There I absorbed, by osmosis, New England atmosphere while expanding my intellectual curiosity. A tumultuous marriage to an outstanding Brazilian artist (painter, engraver) surfaced conflicting passions, which I would not have known had I only followed my rational tendencies!

Two years in College, a Katherine Gibbs Secretarial Certificate (much suffered through) and a B.A.(Psychology) later in life, provided me with sufficient tools to handle day-to- day dilemmas.