31.05.2012 22:43
It’s one of those nights that I wish that I didn’t have to
sleep because there’s just so much to do. Fun things, that is! After an early
morning run I had a full day of class, with a break for lunch with my Senhora. We chatted, had fish cooked in coconut sauce and a salad with mango. In the
afternoon, I had a crash course lecture of Brazilian history and current
social issues like race, democracy, politics, and education (complex topics!).
I returned home, had dinner with Helena and my house brother (a long affair as
it involves more talking than eating) and after plotting out plans for tomorrow
(a free day!) I’m beat. So, a photo-less entry tonight but I thought I’d throw
in a few miniscule points of interest in day to day here. Such as, no one has
dryers (no surprise) and you don’t throw toilet paper in the toilet, you put it
in a trash can next to the loo (Costa Rica was like that as well). Or, to be blue in Portuguese means to be happy,
not sad. And samba? Yes, that dance originated here in Bahia and everyone knows
the moves, from the kid on the street to my teacher in class, today. And what else I
learned? Not all favelas are poor.
Tidbits of life; I can’t wait to learn more.
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