Best Western Manibu Recife

Olá! Esse é o meu primeiro post dessa viagem. Ainda estou em casa, mas agora que preparei as malas, consigo realmente sentir a ansiedade que antecede a partida. Fora todo o planejamento de arrumar as malas, garantindo que não vou esquecer aquela cueca da qual eu gosto tanto, ou da camiseta engraçadinha do Ceará, tenho que garantir que os assuntos que devem ser resolvidos por aqui na minha ausência, sejam resolvidos. Por isso eu e meu pai fomos ao cartório fazer uma procura ...

... include our membership to the Nacao´s. So I am a member of two Nacao´s - Chameleon and Nacao Pernambuco. Cool eh. Myself, and two other dancers Manu and Andrea have been invited to the official parade for Nacao Pernambuco and we got outfitted to perfection. Sylvia and Andrea the two costumerers really get my figure now and tailor these awesome dresses which make me look like a busty princess. Way cool. I have caugt up with my friend Jorge recently and he seems to be ...

... of the toes to the heel. Its really cute actually and I´m looking forward to doing more. I do not miss Flaviano one iota. Let me repeat that ´one iota´. And I`m glad that madness has finished - as I´m sure a few others are.... To top it off. Loi has been the salve for my wounds, we get on , just get on... FULL STOP... and Tracy says it´s cute to watch us together as clearly we are very into each other and just talk and laugh and enjoy the essence of each other. Tracy also says ...

... sun with her book while Taj went out to visit the Museum of Contemporary Art. He wasn´t that interested in the art, more that the building had been used in the 18th century as a prison for the inquisition. Unfortunately the museum was closed so Taj wandered to the supermarket to collect more water. Taj then walked to try and find a capoeira school to organize a lesson ...

... liked percussion without much accompanyment. Since I don´t, I decided to check out the scene in Recifo Antigo, the Old Town, accross the river, and it was much better - to start. I found a street with several outdoor cafe/bars, mostly blasting music from the inside, some live, some not. After a couple of cachacas and beers, I met some local girls. Nothing of import occurred until me and one girl were relocating bars, when I was ...

Spent the last two days in Olinda which is a small city that is full of bohemians and art galleries. It is about 20 ks north of Recife, but worlds apart. We have been spending our days relaxing and walking thru the historical center checking out art galleries and old churches. Apparently one of them is from the 1500´s. Old. But really nice. We were also treated to a small concert by the local children in the park yesterday. It was ...

So I just wanted to update everyone with some pics for Carnaval. I think they speak for themselves. Tons of color, tons of music and people packed shoulder the shoulder everywhere you go. I can´t speak enough to the generoucsity of the Brazilian people. Whenever I find myself in a bind, a slump or just lost, I seem to get pointed in the right direction. 2 more days of Carnaval left!

... of quiet in the fast pace of carnaval and we stood together and looked at a sea of foundations, blackened with time, and water, slowly being returned, absorbed back into the sea.. We then sat together and talked and he told me stories about the history of pernambuco, of Frevo and the native peoples here. All in portuguese - and I answered in broken Portuguese. There is a respect here for dancers and for community artists and your bloco looks after you, I was ...

... Lithiums anywhere and Al's camera will only work with lithium batteries. Wine tasting today - old world vs. new world wines. I dragged Al along - it's ok but not great. Edith pikes on us, so we tell her we drank her share and charged it to her room. Planning for Salvador tomorrow - want to do our homework this time. We have a walking tour in the morning. Priority for the day is to indulge in the local cuisine - very important as the state of Bahia ...

Foi a primeira vez em minha vida em que o primeiro dia de viagem eu passei inteiro... na mesma cidade da qual eu ia sair! Foi incrivel! Realmente diferente do que eu havia planejado. Assumo minha parcela de culpa antes mesmo de dividi-la com os outros integrantes da historia. Deixei muitas coisas para a ultima hora e, claro, acabou nao dando tempo de fazer tudo. Parte das coisas que eu deixei para a ultima hora foram desorganizacao minha, mas ...