I woke up a little late, obviously, and put on my bathing suit to head to Meli’s parent’s house for lunch. Lunch was two small steaks, rice, beans, salad and the bread crumb Brazilian dish. Delicious. I passed up on dessert and just drank a few sodas while sitting in the downstairs living room, where [...]
Continue Reading →After the last recap of my trip, I got a strong dose of guilt for failing to mention paft of the evening at, or actually on the way home from, Moby Dick. On our way home, around 1 a.m., the Brazilian tricksters who convinced a certain American tourist that hair in his food on NYE [...]
Continue Reading →The emotions people experience after touchdown and prior to takeoff are not documentable. Family, friends and significant others have various ways of materializing the standard hello/goodbye into something much more tangible than the familiar two-syllable exchange. Inbound, I notice smiles, laughter, high-fives, handshakes, and running (sometimes) combined with an aerial hug and kiss. For variety, [...]
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