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Welcome to Sailors Voyage! I'm Matthew Sailors. I made this blog to stay connected with friends from around the world, including a little island country that I love dearly -- Cape Verde. I hope that the art, photos, music and literature here bring light to your day!
Sejam bem-vindos à Sailors Voyage! Sou Matthew Sailors. Criei este blog para conectar com meus amigos em todo lugar no mundo, especialmente de um país insular que eu amo profundamente --- Cabo Verde. Espero que a arte, fotos, música, e literatura aqui trazem luz para o seu dia!
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A Pathway to Destiny (Um Caminho para o Destino)
(Tradução em português está abaixo.) This is more than a degree to me. It is a milestone in my life and in my family history! I started...
Matthew Sailors
Jan 223 min read
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What My Internship Taught Me about Protecting Vulnerable Children
(Para os leitores de português, este post no meu blog está somente em inglês.) As I wrapped up my final semester in the online program...
Matthew Sailors
Jan 71 min read
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Changing Times, Changeless Mercy
(Tradução em português está abaixo.) Wishing my friends a fantastic New Year as you go into 2025. This past year has been probably the...
Matthew Sailors
Jan 32 min read
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FREE Course "Creating Harmony" Available Here!
Learn how to turn family meetings into powerful opportunities for connection.
Matthew Sailors
Nov 9, 20245 min read
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Coming Nov. 9th: FREE Course for Building Family Harmony!
Hi friends! It's been a while since I've posted but recently I've been busy on a cool project that I want to tell you about! As I...
Matthew Sailors
Oct 31, 20241 min read
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An Upwards Descent (Uma descida para cima)
(Tradução em português está abaixo.) Hello family and friends! Today is the final day of the year 2023 that I write this post. I wanted...
Matthew Sailors
Dec 31, 202310 min read
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Sophia: Our New Joy in Life (A Sofia: Nossa Nova Alegria na Vida)
(Tradução em português abaixo.) Howdy friends! This post is a brief update about one of the greatest blessings my wife Teagan and I have...
Matthew Sailors
Oct 8, 20239 min read
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Can Faith Bring Racial Reconciliation? (Pode a Fé Trazer Reconciliação Racial?)
(Tradução em português abaixo.) Most of what I've shared on this blog so far has to do with my friends in Cape Verde, Africa. My...
Matthew Sailors
Jun 23, 20236 min read
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March 2023 MCVP Reunion
(Tradução em português abaixo.) On March 31st, 2023, my wife Teagan and I had the great blessing of gathering together with many friends...
Matthew Sailors
Apr 12, 20231 min read
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Morabeza - a Poem (uma Poema)
I wrote this poem for an assignment at Brigham Young University - Idaho, March 17, 2023. In one sense this poem is an expression of a...
Matthew Sailors
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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My Review of "Do Ramo Ao Templo" ("From Branch to Temple") by Carlos Freire
(TRADUÇÃO EM PORTUGUÊS ABAIXO. Note that there is a link to an interview with the author, in Criolo/Portuguese, at the very bottom of...
Matthew Sailors
Mar 3, 20239 min read
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The Truth Shall Make You Free
(TRADUÇÃO EM PORTUGUÈS ABAIXO) THE SKETCH Hello friends! I enjoy sketching and (sometimes) painting as a hobby. Below is the first piece...
Matthew Sailors
Nov 19, 20226 min read
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Cabo Verde Epilogue: The Least of These (Um Destes... Pequeninos)
(TRADUÇÃO EM PORTUGUÊS ESTÁ ABAIXO) RETURNING SAFELY TO AMERICA With great kindness, our friends Holden and Sandra treated us to a...
Matthew Sailors
Nov 13, 202221 min read
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Cabo Verde Part 7: Peace in Praia (A Paz em Praia)
(TRADUÇÃO EM PORTUGUÊS ESTÁ ABAIXO) FINDING OUR BELOVED FRIENDS IN PRAIA It was Tuesday, September 6th. We now had 3 full days left in...
Matthew Sailors
Nov 6, 202213 min read
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Cabo Verde Part 6: Angels in Assomada (Anjos em Assomada)
(TRADUÇÃO EM PORTUGUESE ABAIXO) GREEN MOUNTAINS AND CARING HEARTS The morning of Saturday, September 3rd, Teagan and I left Fogo on...
Matthew Sailors
Oct 31, 202214 min read
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Cabo Verde Part 5: Awed on the Isle of Fire CONTINUED (Espantado na Ilha do Fogo, CONTINUADO)
TRADUÇÃO EM PORTUGUÊS ESTÁ ABAIXO AN ASCENSION TO ANOTHER WORLD As mentioned in the last post, Teagan and I had worked out a plan with a...
Matthew Sailors
Oct 23, 202211 min read
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Cabo Verde Part 4: Awed on the Isle of Fire (Espantado na Ilha de Fogo)
(TRADUÇÃO ESTÁ ABAIXO DAS FOTOS) BREAD, BUTTER AND BACALHAU After withstanding our exhausting trip from the island of Sal, Teagan and I...
Matthew Sailors
Oct 16, 202215 min read
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Cabo Verde Part 3: Sleepless in Sal (Sem Dormir em Sal)
(Tradução mais abaixo.) BATTLING WITH BESTFLY, EPISODE 1 Teagan and I had planned to leave Mindelo City, on São Vicente island, on the...
Matthew Sailors
Oct 8, 202212 min read
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Cabo Verde Part 2: Miracles and Mayhem in Mindelo (Milagres e Caos em Mindelo)
TRADUÇÃO EM PORTUGUÊS MAIS ABAIXO COMING OUT OF PRAIA Our first day in Cape Verde's capital city, Praia, was not very "touristy" so to...
Matthew Sailors
Sep 24, 202211 min read
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Cabo Verde Part 1: It Almost Didn't Happen (Quase Não Aconteceu)
My sweet wife Teagan and I had been looking forward to this trip for a long time. For years I had been saving up money to go back to Cape...
Matthew Sailors
Sep 17, 202212 min read
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