CARNAVAl: Feast of the flesh.
For those of you that doesn't know what Carnaval means.
Carnaval is a five day celebration, where people party the whole time.
It usually started on a Friday before Ash Wednesday, and it doesn't stop until Fat Tuesday, the worse of all five days, is where people can go out and do all kind of things and be forgiven on Ash Wednesday, that´s what the Catholics teach here.
In certain parts of Brazil the celebration star a month in advanced.
With that said, all the business in the country basically is close, from stores to banks, for you to have an idea, on Tuesday Roberto and I couldn't find any store open to buy some groceries, except for a few big ones, like WalMart, of course.
So, finally today things are getting back to normal.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Something familiar
Finally this past weekend Roberto and I went to a place I recognized.
So far every place that I been I have no idea where I was, except for the school.
This past Friday Roberto ask me to go with him to deliver something for one of his client, that's where we finally came to a place that I said "OMG I know where I'm" it was a good feeling to know that I still remember places, because so far, everywhere we been, he ask me "do you remember this place" and my answer was always no.
So on Saturday we decided to go to my old neighborhood and drive around, for the first time i was able to tell him where to turn, it was a good feeling.
So far every place that I been I have no idea where I was, except for the school.
This past Friday Roberto ask me to go with him to deliver something for one of his client, that's where we finally came to a place that I said "OMG I know where I'm" it was a good feeling to know that I still remember places, because so far, everywhere we been, he ask me "do you remember this place" and my answer was always no.
So on Saturday we decided to go to my old neighborhood and drive around, for the first time i was able to tell him where to turn, it was a good feeling.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Totally different culture
I wasn't going to talk about this, but i must.
I kind knew this but i didn't thing was this bad.
For some reason here every time you go out, i mean out of your house, you change your clothes.
I'm not kidding, the dress up, is not like they in sweat pants at home and they need to change to go to the mall, no if the go to the bakery down the street they change, if the came home the change if the go out again they change again, i mean... not like, let put same jeans on, no is more like, let me put my best jean, shoes, shirt, makeup, they don't to get out of the house with out dressing out, like they are going out of town, not down the street.
I don't know about you, but i found this very unnecessary, so therefore thy probably thing I'm the biggest sloppy in the World, we will see how i feel about this in six months, i may be one of than.
I kind knew this but i didn't thing was this bad.
For some reason here every time you go out, i mean out of your house, you change your clothes.
I'm not kidding, the dress up, is not like they in sweat pants at home and they need to change to go to the mall, no if the go to the bakery down the street they change, if the came home the change if the go out again they change again, i mean... not like, let put same jeans on, no is more like, let me put my best jean, shoes, shirt, makeup, they don't to get out of the house with out dressing out, like they are going out of town, not down the street.
I don't know about you, but i found this very unnecessary, so therefore thy probably thing I'm the biggest sloppy in the World, we will see how i feel about this in six months, i may be one of than.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
House
I know some of you are wonder when we are moving to our house.
The house still in process of painting, every time we ask or go there, they say "oh, by Friday or this weekend it will be ready", that's what they told us again today, so don't get your hope up, is driving Roberto and i crazy.
The house still in process of painting, every time we ask or go there, they say "oh, by Friday or this weekend it will be ready", that's what they told us again today, so don't get your hope up, is driving Roberto and i crazy.
Sick
I finally got sick. Between been over tired, the pollution, and the mold, my body finally said enough.
Today is the first day that I'm not sneezing my head off since Thursday, my sinus was awful.
But that didn't held me back this past weekend, Nata came over and pick us up and toke us to this town call Campos de Jordao, we left at 9:00 in the morning didn't came back home until 9:00 at night, i felt awful all day long. Sunday we wake up early and head up to see Walter's brother Tom, he lives in the middle of no where, literally, even thought is only an hour and a half from my sister-in-law, we have ever intentional to go to church that day but we didn't live their house until eight at night, that was my worse day, so finally on Monday i got some drugs.
Today is the first day that I'm not sneezing my head off since Thursday, my sinus was awful.
But that didn't held me back this past weekend, Nata came over and pick us up and toke us to this town call Campos de Jordao, we left at 9:00 in the morning didn't came back home until 9:00 at night, i felt awful all day long. Sunday we wake up early and head up to see Walter's brother Tom, he lives in the middle of no where, literally, even thought is only an hour and a half from my sister-in-law, we have ever intentional to go to church that day but we didn't live their house until eight at night, that was my worse day, so finally on Monday i got some drugs.
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