Pousada dos Quatros Cantos Olinda

... zahlt dann nur, was man an Getränken und Speisen hatte. Sein eigenes Picknick darf man aber trotzdem mitbringen und man kann außerdem bei den am Strand entlang laufenden Händlern alles mögliche an Speisen kaufen. Zum Beispiel Dudu für 0,5 Real, das ist hausgemachtes Speiseeis für umgerechnet 20 ct. Edgar hat es nicht geschmeckt, es war ihm wohl zu süß. Da hier viel Zuckerrohr angebaut wird, wird hier auch alles stärker gesüßt als in Deutschland. 

... We ended up staying up late last night helping them make Maracatu costumes bound for france and had a few laughs, even though I was somewhat preoccupied. I saw him today to keep making costumes and he kept looking after me, just offering that hand of friendship. We made costumes together for most of the day and he kept fanning me to make me cool, pouring me drinks, and encouraging me to talk..... After a bit he said go away, go for a swim, chill out - I´ll take you ...

... challenge. They were larger than us, but gave us due cudos that we out danced them and out drummed them and we were let through. Also, I was at the front, leading the ´mulhers de changó´ chango´s women, and we just out danced them fair and square. Also Anderson, as Exu (the god of the cross roads) came up and got out his fire breathing equipment and blew fire into the air! which not surprisingly clears space quite welll.. THe Globo TV reporters went nuts, it was great! An interesting ...

... the whole situation they are in, well before I hit the scene, has turned her a bit strange. She got massive pre and post natal depression (extremely severely) and has never quite recovered. I´m treating the whole situation lovingly now, knowing I´m not dealing with someone who has it all together, and now understanding Loi´s stress. He´s standing by her and to their original deal (friends who raise a child together) but she keeps bugging him for more, wants more ...

... was the one we were wanting to stay at so we agreed. The pousada was located in the historic centre and in the middle of all the action. Olinda is quite a large city (300,000 people) but the historic centre has only 20,000 people. Olinda is famous for its colonial architecture and is one of the best preserved cities in Brazil (and is a world heritage site). It is said that Olinda comes from the Portuguese O! Linda! meaning Oh, beautiful. It really is ...

... be great contacts and we´ll probably organise a cultural exchange in Australia with them, Carlos, Demais and some other drummers - to perhaps organise a weekend workshop of Maracatu (dance, capoera and drumming) and then get students to study here for month or so. As far as I know there´s a little Maracatu in Canberra (one of Demais´s friends) but not much at all elsewhere. They can get sponsorship from the Government to come but just need help translating ...

... stood). What we thought would be a short ride turned out to be a one hour trip, through various villages and narrow streets... When we did get to Pipa, at about 17:30 someone hit our driver's car behind and an arguement ensued ending up with the other guy paying our driver for the repairs. After that our guy was ****** but he took us to a Pousada (guest house) he thought would be good for us to stay in, but our curse kept ...

... from the area... there were even multiple chastity belts on display. Man, am I glad I wasn't raised in the 1700-1800s... metal underwear with 2 strategically placed holes and a padlock? Not my idea of style or comfort :) Anyway, he constructed a castle to house it all, and it's now a public museum. We met back up with Marisa at home, who had been at an appointment to ...

... descoberto de que nao seria tao simples assim. A primeira grande surpresa foi a de que a grande maioria das instituicoes que organizam servicos para pessoas que querem ser voluntarios, cobra por esse tipo de servico, e, surpresa, nao eh das coisas mais baratas do mundo. Isso mudava um pouco as minhas perspectivas, ja que nao so eu precisaria de dinheiro para o tempo que passaria parado sem trabalhar, como precisaria cobrir as despesas do proprio servico de voluntariado ...

pipa is paradise. but we are trapped here. perhaps it is the awful travel agent. yes, she does seem to typify the brazilian work ethic. i´m sorry, i really shouldn´t have used the word "work" there. that was incorrect. let´s say, she typifies the brazilian "i´ll to it later´ ethic. cause really, why would you want to get anything done now. or soon. or efficiently. you could just do it later. or really, not even at all. not if you ...