Pousada Villa Carmo Salvador

... for about 25 a night and looked forward to a couple of days relaxing in tropical sunshine.<br><br>It ended up raining for the next 2 days so we decided to get the boat back to Salvador which was just as rough as the first time!<br><br>When we got back to dry land we decided to stay in Barra beach which was much nicer than old town. Just wished we could have had more time there in the blazing sunshine before having to catch the plane back to Rio.<br>

... about above. It was nice to know someone there. There were also a big group of Israelis that were there to party no matter what. I spent my first day in a very old city in Salvador called PELOURINHO taking pictures, dodging beggars, and walking my butt off. It was a really neat place and at night it is full of fun. (See pictures of guys with drums) They do street parties where guys with drums play and get the crowds dancing and donating money. <br><br>Anyway, the first ...

... so it was super cold. We drove past an accident on the highway which looked like a pedestrian got smoked trying to cross the road. The outcome, quite grim. We arrived in Salvador a bit earlier then we thought we would which was nice because we didn´t want to be wandering around in the dark in carnival trying to find out where we were staying. We thought we were sharing a 2 bedroom apt with 4 other people ...

... route, in the Barra circuit runs along the seafront , a lot of the buildings along the route are what are called camarotes, basically you pay a set fee to enter a particular camarote and you get the privilege of watching the carnival procession from a great viewpoint, with security , food and drink included and a nightclub with DJs. Again these tickets are expensive , and can cost 200-500rs (75 -175 pounds)  for just 1 night meaning that only well off Brazilians and ...

... little souvenirs (for an undisclosed purpose), and that night during our reflection time, we picked names out of a hat and gave our mystery souvenirs to one another. Sweet! This afternoon, we meet the families that we will be spending the next 7 weeks with- and everyone is mega excited!!! Tomorrow we go to the federal police to register, and then on Tuesday proper classes start and we can really begin to get into our Brazilian flow...ate logo!

... vêtu d'une chemise rouge vermillon et d'un long collier porté de biais sur le torse, entame ses chants Yorubas. Mélange de cris, de lamentations et d'incantations. Les incantations sont aussi différentes et variées que les différents chants qu'il lance. Chaque Orixa, chaque divinité, va être appelé à venir nous visiter au cours de cette cérémonie. Et chaque Orixa a un chant attitré et des mouvements de danse particuliers. Au son des incantations du ...

... Aunty Perry and Rita. Special mention to my teacher Jean, to Dors, Nana, Sarah Clarry and Chris, Katie Bell, Rhonda, Mariana and Laura... for encourating me to go and to Jazzie to taking the leap to be with me, to share this trip... too many to mention but I love you all, thanks from my heart´s bottom :-) Ate Logo Brazil - after all, friends don´t say goodbye - so ´see you soon´... Love to all, Signing off Soooz

... to a party at the lighthouse and decided that 4 o´clock in the morning would be the perfect time to go swimming...The next day we discovered black spots on our feet and apparantly al stepped on sea urchins. The girls in my room nor I could get to get those bloody things out which resulted me going to the hospital for 5 urchin bits to be removed from one foot on the day that I am supposed to walk with Ivete Sangalo (route of 5 hours ...

... would be all the better, wouldn't it?' 'Of course it would be all the better, but it wouldn't be all the better his being punished.' 'You're wrong there, at any rate, were you ever punished?' 'Only for faults.' 'And you were all the better for it, I know!' 'Yes, but then I had done the things I was punished for, that makes all the difference.' 'But if you hadn't done them, that would have been better still; better, and better, and better!' Três vivas para a violência preventiva!