We just spent an hour typing out the last two days and this bleeping computer has deleted everything. Not happy! $#@% !!! Yesterday (Sunday) we woke up early to see Jesus, aka Cristo Redentor. The forcast said the next 5 days are going to be cloudy and we REALLY wanted to make sure we got to see the views of the city! Corcovado is the biggest tourist attraction Rio has to offer ... as we saw when we were greeted by tour buses of eager beavers. It was actually kind of funny ... up until now it has been difficult to [View Full Entry]

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Wow so this is what Brasil is supposed to be like! Music, friendly people, cheap drinks, safe streets, and nice beaches! Last night we went to the street party in Lapa and had a blast! We partied in the streets, went in and out of clubs, danced our faces off, consumed a few too many beverages and arrived home at 4am! We left when things were still going strong too ... the bars go all night here! They're alot like Canadian bars, but less "fuss" - really, all the people want is a place to shake their booty. We met a [View Full Entry]

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Sooo we are officially IN Brazil ... Oh God! The last few days have been a very interesting/overwhelming adventure! The plane ride from Toronto was about 9 hours. We were feeling a little overwhelmed about landing in Sao Paulo and began asking questions to a few people around us about safety, getting around, etc etc. One lady flat out told us that getting robbed is a part of the experience in Brasil; that it isn't an "if" but rather a "when." A man looked over at us, eye balled our Lonely Plant South America Book, and our baseball caps and agreed. [View Full Entry]

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After the move from HELL (crazy landlord, cleaning like madmen, still moving boxes at 2am, and staying up for 29 hours straight), we took off to BC to spend some time with Trevor's family and to see some good friends. We needed some time to relax before the big T-R-I-P. Ha Ha ... but seriously. Not only are we leaving everything we know for a year, but phewf, we're tired from these past few weeks! We spent just over a week in the Vancouver and Victoria area (and Victoria just might be the cutest little city in the world!). Some interesting [View Full Entry]

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Countdown has officially began and we are officially going crazy! Somewhere between packing and planning and working and moving and sleeping and a shot or two of something strong, we're managing to truck along, but the pace is not fast enough!!! This time next month we'll be in Brazil ... OMG!!! Here's hoping we don't end up committed and wearing new white jackets ... [View Full Entry]

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