Brazil (Week 4)

Normal routine most of the week. Thursday we went to see Afro-Brazilian dance, which was amazing. There's a small world story there I'll write about sometime. Actually I've had several. Went out for a while that evening, but I headed home relatively early becasue we had to get up the next day.

Friday we had an-all day boat trip around the bay, stopping at two islands for two hours at each one to enjoy nice beaches. I'll eventually upload pictures. The weather was perfect for it.

Saturday morning we made up my graduate seminar, which had to be canceled at the last minute on Wednesday. Took it easy the rest of the day.

Sunday I helped my mom host mom cook lunch. This involved, among other things, putting shrimp in a blender. Family came over for lunch. My friend Katie called to see if I wanted to go to the beach so we did that. I had my first water from a coconut and tried this fruit called açai blended with cashew fruit, frozen with bananas and granola. So good. Then we went back to her apartment and helped her get her computer on the internet. All she needed to do was turn off the wireless card so it would use the ethernet cable. Chatted with her family for a while and then went home.

This week I need to write a couple papers (in Portuguese). I'm going to appreciate having my own computer when I get home.