Awesome week here in Brasil! Amazing in fact.
Tuesday I went to an Olodum concert with Elaine, Carol, Marcella (friend of Carol), Betty (mother of Marcella), Lucelia (Elaines sister). It was amazing! I don't have any pictures because only Marcella had her camera, but I'm going to try to get them.
Wednesday we went to a Banda Eva concert. It was release for a DVD. The lead singer, Saulo lives across the street and is friends with Elaine e Cassio, so we were backstage, which was awesome, great view. The concert was AMAZING, I love Brasilian music. It was great to be on the inside of the fence while all the screaming fan girls were on the outside. Hilarity. The best part was when Senhor Jorge (Saulos father) wasn't allowed through the gate, so he climber it, sharp-pointy-stay out things and all.. it was classic!
Friday was Carols birthday party. It was a big affair. I helped with the cooking and stuff, mostly dish washing, because (compared to Brasilian kids) I have intense dish washing skills (which, as my mother well knows is not saying very much) The party itself was awesome, Saulo e Sergio (Saulos brother, singer of
Chica Fé) both played, which was great, and there was lots of dancing. Brasilian adults have no quams about dancing with the kids, very different then Canada for sure.
Saturday was party recovery, I went to the beach in the afternoon with Elaine, Cassio and my Tio Cleison. it was lots of fun. I got a (henna) tattoo, so did Elaine. I also attempted roller blading on Saturday, which resulted in large amounts of road rash (right leg, left arm and hands), and a nice big gash on my leg, it pretty sweet, guys dig chicks with scars, no? Brasil, well the whole exchange thing has been ruff on my legs, first there was orentation and the swimming+rock incident and then the falling and now this... my legs are not pretty ha.
Sunday I did interviews for next years exchange students, which was long. A few amazing kids, a few good kids, only a few mediocre... they all had to speak english, so obviosuly I was great for that part, and I did ok in portuguese to.
Today not much is going on, I'm probably just going to stay home, and work on scholarship essays, fun I know. Tonight I may go to interact I'm not sure. This week I'm not really sure whats up. I think Wednesday we're going to another Banda Eva show, I do believe IVETE SANGALO(!!!!!!!) will be there, shes my favorite (ok second favorite) brasilian artist, her music was first introduced to me my second night in Brasil when I went to a dinner party with Iris and Luiz, and spoke no portuguese so I ended up watching a DVD of one of her concerts for like 2 hours. Ya I'm jazzed for that.
Now pictures!
natalie, maria and I
Andrea
Igreja (chruch) de Bonfim
Inside the church
Lembrance de Senhor de Bonfim
Sunset in Salvador
me
me, Tine, e Vianey
maria and I rocking our super cool blazers.
Maria and I by the pool
Farrol de Barra (lighthouse in salvador)
maria, Katarina, Lana, and I
Maria, Vianey, e I
Meus Pais são MUITO legal (my parents are very cool)
BIA! Soo cute!
Elaine and I
Eliane, Nelson, Lucas and I
Elaine and I
tattoos!!!!!!! henna of course
Bia and I
I made a balloon dog! what talent!
meninas (Yasmine, Paulina, e Marcella)
Lili e Carol
Carol and I
Yasmine, me and carol, minha irãms aqui no Brasil!!
meninas
Meninas e meninos
Tatiana e Sergio
Dance Dance! (l-r)Me, Eliane e Linda
minha Mãe!
Familia, Elaine, Carol, Cassio
Carol e Saulo
Elaine e Lucelia
Lucelia, Marcinho, Elaine e Cassio
Iris and I
my mother.. a bartender?
Linda e Elaine
Saulo!
Saulo, João, Felipe, João Vitor, e Lucas (my brother) they're so famous!
Todo mundo
See I was on the inside!
Linda, me, Elaine, Juliana, Tati and an other girl whose name I can't remember
Senhor Jorge, before he climbed the fence
me and Sergio
Wow that was long!
Otherwise, Christmas here, weird, the whole holiday sprit for me just isn't working.... oh well theres always next year!
Beijos
Sheila
