Brazil: Week 3
Quickly, here's what I did last week.
Monday we watched a video about candomble rituals. Then we went to one. It was a long drive and then the ritual was very long. We left about 11 pm. It consists of a lot of dancing as they channel Orixás. I was very tired, but it was a good cultural experience. If you want a sense of what the dancing is like there are videos on YouTube.
Tuesday my annual report for the Truman was due so I finished that and worked on my outline for my sociolinguistics seminar.
Wednesday we had the seminar then I went to a soccer game with my host mom and host cousin. It was a long trip there by bus. The game was Vitoria (the home team) vs. São Paulo. We left when Vitoria was down 0-3. They scored a goal near the end. It was interesting to see my mild mannered, intellectual cousin become very passionate about the game as we sat there with around 35,000 of our closest friends.
Thursday we went to the airport to register with the police, as required by our visas if we stay longer than 30 days. More on that later, but it went very smoothly.
Friday we headed to the island paradise of Morro de São Paulo, returning Sunday. It was great to just relax and take it easy. Friday I struck up a conversation with two women playing frescobol on the beach, Viviane and Sandra. They were from São Paulo where Viviane does marketing for Calvin Klein and Sandra manages fashion models. We grabbed some food that afternoon and they invited me to meet them at a party at a club that evening. We met up the next day at the beach and that evening for a great, inexpensive traditional Brazilian dinner. It was nice to get so much conversation practice. I also spent time with people in my department hanging out on the beach. The breakfasts at our pousada (inn) was amazing. I really need to write more about food.
Monday we watched a video about candomble rituals. Then we went to one. It was a long drive and then the ritual was very long. We left about 11 pm. It consists of a lot of dancing as they channel Orixás. I was very tired, but it was a good cultural experience. If you want a sense of what the dancing is like there are videos on YouTube.
Tuesday my annual report for the Truman was due so I finished that and worked on my outline for my sociolinguistics seminar.
Wednesday we had the seminar then I went to a soccer game with my host mom and host cousin. It was a long trip there by bus. The game was Vitoria (the home team) vs. São Paulo. We left when Vitoria was down 0-3. They scored a goal near the end. It was interesting to see my mild mannered, intellectual cousin become very passionate about the game as we sat there with around 35,000 of our closest friends.
Thursday we went to the airport to register with the police, as required by our visas if we stay longer than 30 days. More on that later, but it went very smoothly.
Friday we headed to the island paradise of Morro de São Paulo, returning Sunday. It was great to just relax and take it easy. Friday I struck up a conversation with two women playing frescobol on the beach, Viviane and Sandra. They were from São Paulo where Viviane does marketing for Calvin Klein and Sandra manages fashion models. We grabbed some food that afternoon and they invited me to meet them at a party at a club that evening. We met up the next day at the beach and that evening for a great, inexpensive traditional Brazilian dinner. It was nice to get so much conversation practice. I also spent time with people in my department hanging out on the beach. The breakfasts at our pousada (inn) was amazing. I really need to write more about food.
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