"templo de boa vontade", or the"temple of good feeling", in brasilia where everyone was "purified.
the trip started in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais, the state in which I live, and went from there. our first stop was Brasilia, the capital of Brasil. it is a city full of cool arcitecture and neat looking buildings. Then we we continued north and spent about a week doing a lot of hiking, trekking, and swimming in lakes, and at waterfalls-naturey-stuff like that. then we hit the beach. the water in norhtern brazil is so rediculously warm and the beaches were so beautiful. and they had lots of shops and resturants. i loved it. and we got to do like a truely authentic carnival in o linda where everyone dressed up in costumes and we had this band who played typical carnival music and we danced in front of them through the streets while they played music. it was so fun. i ate some wierd things, like stomach with liver bits inside and cow's tongue. and the food was generally less yummy to me-it was deffinitely good to get back to my typical Minas food. but I ate ice cream pretty much everyday-usually more than once a day. and about ninety percent of the hotels had air conditioning so that was a treat. and i got to meet people from all over the world. also pretty sweet. so in all, on the trip, i visited, brasilia, lençoins, maceio, o linda, natal, recife, salvador (two times), porto serguro, rio de janeiro, chapada de diamantina, and i think thats it. but who really knows. so all in all, it was a fun, exciting trip and i got to know what many brazilians refer to as the most beautiful part of the country.
and now i have finally started school again. and i have a new class. which is going alright. it could be going better but i really liked my old class! but i do understand a lot more and have decided to put a little more effort into my studies. i even went so far as to buy school supplies! yay!
carnival is approaching! i am so ready! i think i am going to spend the week in another city that is supposed to have a pretty awesome party and most of my classmates from last year will be spending it there so i look forward to one more bash with them!
tchauazinho. vai com deus. beijos. |
