Disaster?

Oi pessoal.

So. It turns out I do not have access to the *WORLD WIDE WEB* at my house.

This scares me. It just goes to show how dependent I am on INTERNET. I shall take this as a rare opportunity to disconnect and BE. That is what this is all about, right? Or at least--to tune into something else new.

My posts will be more dispersed and brief, because this magical Internet phenom is hard to come by. My ego might be a little hungry.

I must tell you something: right now, I am at a friend of a friend´s house. It is 25 degrees. Sunny. About to go listen to Miles Davis next to the pool. Perhaps go for a sauna after, or kick around the futebol? Maybe a BBQ? Oh yeah. Vida e boa.

(still adjusting, finding communication sometimes like butter and sometimes like molasses, still feeling "out of place," having fun but not having FUN. Nao e? Of course--I will settle. Brazil is feeding me well. It is amazing and exciting to be here.)

I went to an Irish pub last night and watched basketball and listened to David Bowie and ate buffalo wings. Very Brazilian experience.

But today--went to the Liberdade marketplace--and yes, a VERY Brazilian experience.

Tchau, for now. (I know it, I hope I don´t blow it)