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... being very respectful of whatever her name is´s feelings (i suppose it doesn´t help that I don~t know her namè) and keeping low key. He has also been honest and open with her exactly where we are at any time, classes, what shows etc and has drawn the boundaries that my time with him is my time and her time is hers. Well! we turn up back at stage, are having a great time dancing, laughing, enjoying the show laughing and grimacing as the conductor, conducting standing on ...

Seems all my training has paid off. Everyone else was breathing heavy and sweating it out and as we trained with Anderson a few drops of perspiration broke out but I was fine. Not half as hard as Salvador. Also, Anderson tested our strength and flexibility and had us doing sit to stand turns and balances using stomach strength on one arm and leg, then the other, all in plank position. Myself and one other classically trained dancer did it, everyone else ...

... and bakery. We wandered on to the beach where we saw signs saying that there was a greater than average risk of being attacked by a shark at this beach. Hmmm.... Today was Independence Day in Brazil so there were many people on the beach. There was also an international music festival (MIMO) finishing today. We headed back to meet our guide and he proceeded to walk us around the historic centre of Olinda. He explained a number of interesting things about ...

... from French to English (hi mum!) as their website is in French to cater for the trips they have been making to Paris. They are really excited about coming to Australia. Jazzie and I are just about to organise the trip to Salvador - it seems to be every man to himself as Mariana is missing in action. I don´t have a number for her but I think it´s ok, as we´ll connect up on facebook and I´ve got what I need, contacts here, relationships here ...

... made sure to get food and drink for me, and to negotiate if it had any allergy foods, very kind and thoughtful behaviour. I chose to walk with him because I didn´t feel he was going to push an agenda with me, and because we spoke and worked together very naturally and he has a nice energy that I felt comfortable around...Anyway, it´s funny all the girls keep asking me when am I going to see Oxossi again, but I see Oxossi all the time, just not in the form of Carlos ...

... up beautifully. It is so great for a number of reasons: Firstly and most of all, Marianha has been the best host. Funny, organised, amazing. We arrived at 2am in our Poussada and she was up, the staff were ready for us. She has organised absolutely everything, for the love of it and to share her culture we are in many parades and have had classes and activities every day... Mariana and I met by accident really but what an amazing accident - a synchronous blessing. (more on ...

TREINAMENTO Além da preparação espiritual, os estudantes receberam treinamento teórico e participaram de laboratórios de aprendizado, o objetivo era ajudá-los a desenvolver suas habilidades pessoais e ministeriais para melhor atuar como líderes, tanto na UFPE, durante este mês, quanto em suas universidades de origem. Este projeto superou minhas expectativas. Foi incrível! Modificou minha visão e me permitiu crescer muito: espiritual e ...

... out of work for 7 years (he was 44) and occupied his time riding the metro and finding people to talk to. A cheap day's entertainment at less than a dollar. Our bus provided a blanket and a pillow, both most welcome. It scored 10/10 till the toilet started stinking during the night and wafted horrid smells right to the front seats. For some obscure reason the bus showed the movie Flubber, in English, with no subtitles. Can you imagine being shown a movie in Portuguese on an Aussie bus ?

... to compare everywhere i go to!!!!) Then a couple weekends i headed south to porto de galinhas - beach town - with other volunteers...Celia and anna, i hope you always keep that mental image of when we first arrived in maracaipe for the rave...hahahah by the time i left recife i felt as though i was leaving home, rather than just the big smelly city that it was...no mattter where you are, if you have family and friends you create a life that´s always hard to leave..

... so not such a big deal. But I find a cheap decent place to stay, with my own key to my own entrance, no wi-fi but at least I’ve got local TV, and back then I was more interested in writing than blogging so the Internet wasn’t so crucial as it is now. Of course when I stop traveling, then I start getting bored, so that’s the pay-off, just eat and sleep and write and read and study and bide my time until Carnaval ...