I am in the master's degree program of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida.  I work the  Latin American Collection of UF's Smathers Libraries and I have taught Beginning Portuguese I. I am beginning my studies at the School for Information Studies at Florida State University this fall.  My wife Joelma, my son William and I live in Gainesville, Florida.

We moved here in 1998 from Salvador, Brazil, where I was a teacher at the Pan American School.    I hope to soon defend  my master's thesis on the topic of education policy in Brazil.  I am a 1993 graduate of Clark University, originally from the Boston area.  I am certified as a Spanish and social studies teacher, having earned my teaching credentials at Framingham State College.    For a more complete [but outdated] resumé, click here.  If you would like to add my data to your "Virtual Card File," click here.

The following are some links I use often.  Having them on this page may or may not be of general interest, but it is certainly useful for me.

My father, John C. Losch
My uncle, Father Richard Losch
My bank, Campus USA Credit Union
The  combined card catalog of the UF Libraries
The city bus schedule
The Registrar's/Bursar's Office
Altavista Search Engine
Bloomberg's Latin American Newswire
LANIC at U. of  Texas (Links to Latin American Topics)