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February 16th 2007
Written 02/19/07 12:57pm by Meli then Leroy Yes, it’s been three days since we finished the last entry. Can anyone really keep up with blogging or even checking e-mail during Carnaval? The city is taken over… we are exhausted from the aerobics of attending blocos and camarotes. We are fully in the mix, and my only regrets are: 1) that you can’t all be here with us, and 2) that we can’t film it all for you. Let’s see, back to Friday… Everybody is Finally Here! The day begins slowly. My first mission is to just be around when Delene gets in. To be honest (as I sit here pleading with Delene to refresh my memory, despite the fact she wasn’t even here yet)… Leroy made me go workout with him. It was hot and humid ... read more
Carnaval Begins - With Pipoca!
Published: February 21st 2007South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador
February 15th 2007
02/16/07 4:15pm By Meli *Note: Most of the pictures we will be uploading are from my digital camera, which generally doesn’t leave the apartment for safety reasons. No one wants to get jacked. All the rest are on disposable cameras. Brandee’s Arrival The morning began slowly. I was the first one out of the house because I had a 10am appointment for a French manicure and pedicure. It took forever, and she cut my cuticles so short that I thought I was going to cry from the pain. I usually don’t like that done, but for whatever reason, I just let her do her thing. It took 2.5 hours, and when I got back, the boys were up and about. Lou had already gone to the gym, but Leroy slept in (very rare for him). Lou ... read more
February 14th 2007
Wednesday 2/14/07 11:45pm Brasil! La la la la la la la la…Brasil! Simply said: HOT! As in the vibe, the temperature, the people. Yep, that’s the adjective I’d use to describe the entire country right now. H.O.T. Miami to São Paulo and Risk Our journey from Miami was not that bad, at least not the flying part. It was the parts in between flights that worked on that last nerve. But as long as I repeated to myself, at times aloud, “C’est pas les Etats-Unis!” (this is not the USA), I was able to make it. So as we said in the previous entry, Brandee did not end up meeting us in Miami, so it was me, Meli, and Louis. On the flight over, we had a row to ourselves—it was a Boeing 767 with the ... read more
February 13th 2007
02/13/07 5:45pm Welcome to Miami! Bienvenidos a Miami! (You'd better be singing it a la Will Smith!) With a 5.5 hour layover in Miami airport, there really isn't much to write about -- not yet at least. Well there has been some drama already. Our friend Brandee, who is working in Chicago, called us to let us know that her flight from Chicago to Miami was cancelled. Not delayed. Cancelled! Instead of meeting us (me, Meli, and Louis) in Miami to head to Sao Paulo and then to Salvador, she'll arrive on Thursday. That sucks for her! Our flight over to MIA was uneventful, aside from Meli playing footsy with the woman in the window seat--this lady had a lil dog on board and the dog was taking up much of the foot space, so Meli ... read more
The World Trip Begins
Published: February 12th 2007North America » United States » California » Palo Alto
February 12th 2007
Well, not quite yet. We still have a lot of last-minute stuff to do before we can take off and be on vacation. For example, Melissa has research responsibilities still (this will probably be true for life), and being halfway around the world does not an easy project make. Leroy, in the meantime, is busying himself by stalking the AA.com site and checking to see if we got our free upgrades. Tomorrow will be the typical pre-trip day -- laundry, packing, making lists and checking it twice (and then some more), running around like headless chickens... Just 124 days until graduation. And we're spending 103 of them on the road, in the air, on the beach. We hope you'll join us on this excellent adventure, whether by reading our travel blog or meeting us along the ... read more
No more boards. No more rotations. No more pagers. We are done with med school, and we're out to see the world. Six continents. 15 countries. 10 languages. 54,417 air miles. 2 travelers. One! We are keeping this travel blog mainly as a travel diary for ourselves, but we also want to share our trip with family and friends. It's better than an interminable slide show at the end of the trip, right? We hope the travel blog becomes a great way for you guys to keep in touch with us (and to procrastinate)!
02/13-02/21 - Salvador, Brasil
02/22-03/02 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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