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By docey101
September 28th 2009
Sunday! South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador
Pituba?
Pituba?
One of the many beaches in Salvador
A wonderful end to a wonderful weekend! It started with the Boat Tour, then a nice jazz JAM at the Modern Art Museum on Sat after watching The City of Gods (it's a good movie, but, not the type I like) with Julisa and Allegra. Today, I finally went to the beach with my family, and we ate acaraje and I ate too much shrimp to induce my allergic reaction to crustaceans. I broke out in hives as I was arriving to Sonia's Caruru Festa. Her mom was putting on a gathering to honor children (?), I'm not sure. It was [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 28th 2009 | 33 Views | [diary=440296]

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Itaparica Island
Itaparica Island
Houses on the island
The majority of the pictures will be taken during the boat tour of All Saints Bay going to Itaparica Island and Frades Island. We rented a boat to take 55 students around the bay with music and drinks. (Along the way, I saw a school of fish jumping out of the water, in and out and in and out, a few times. I didn't take any pics of that though.) There are nice beaches. We ate a good Bahian meal. Some local kids caught an iguana and it had a photo-op with me. Nice day out... I know, you want some [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 27th 2009 | 56 Views | [diary=439768]

Students on the beach
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I had to register at the Federal Police for temporary residence (since I'm staying more than 3 weeks here). Afterward, I went to Catussaba beach. I look chubbier because I have my suit under my clothes.. and I've been eating.. I dont know.. haha I also went to a birthday party of my mom's friend, who was turning 80. A lot of cake! haha. Then, I went back to Shopping Barra, hoping to snap some pictures of those balls in the water.. but they had a fashion show instead! (That occupied the space.) Next time! I took random pics of the [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 26th 2009 | 49 Views | [diary=439744]

Fruit Cocktails (non-alcoholic)
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Candies

Elevator Lacerda
Elevator Lacerda
This and the next four pics. It connects the upper city to the lower city. I haven't taken it yet, but I believe it costs 5 cents.
Pelourinho-or Pelor for short, is the historic center of Salvador. The word Pelourinho derives from a word meaning "whipping post". Salvador is currently the cultural center of Brazil because it is the oldest city in with deep connections to its colonial past and it was the first capital of Brazil from the 16-18th century. Slaves used to be brought here to work on the sugar plantations, but later, coffee and mining in the southeast became more important and the capital moved to Rio de Janeiro, and later to Brasilia. Salvador has been in the decline ever since. The population is around [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 16th 2009 | 53 Views | [diary=437162]

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By docey101
September 13th 2009
Basketball, crab, etc South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador
Sunsets from my room
Sunsets from my room
These are so easy to take..haha
This weekend, we had a dance class at school. It was very fun. We learned different ways of dancing in Bahia, lots of feet movements. I also went to the beach on Friday. I haven't brought my camera there, so next time, I'll take pictures of the beach closest to my place-Porto da Barra (double r's are pronounced like "h"), +-30 minutes walk. I went to Leo's basketball game. His team played against another, and I think the tournaments are between different teams in Bahia. He's #8 in the bright yellow uniform. His team played against a poorer situated team (underdog [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 13th 2009 | 34 Views | [diary=436266]

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Hi! My family took me out to eat pizza the other night, and they do eat it with forks and spoons! The waiter comes out and puts a slice of pizza on your plate and you commence slicing it up. It was a thin crust without tomato sauce. We had two types of pizza, shrimp (my brother likes shrimp and tends to order shrimp dishes) and mozzarella. The shrimp pizza had cheese like cheeswiz cheese...hmm.. Anyway, it was interesting. The next day for lunch, I had this bean dish with sausages, meat dish with carrots, and some squash-type cucumber-looking like thing [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 9th 2009 | 38 Views | [diary=435119]

meat and carrots
view from my room
brother starts to eat

We get a four-day weekend because there is no school on Fridays (usually) and Monday is Brazil's Independence Day. I went to the beach for an hour and half on Friday and then it started to rain. And I took a nap for the rest of the day! On Saturday, I took the bus to Shopping Barra, but I forgot my camera. It was my first time on the bus, it costs 2.20 R$ (1US$=1.85R$). I took a bus that had "Shop Barra" on the window sign and I was afraid I didn't get on the right bus, the ride there [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 7th 2009 | 58 Views | [diary=434635]

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The Crab Apetizer

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Published: September 5th 2009 | 31 Views | [diary=433951]

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By Natalie0210
September 5th 2009
Hello! South America » Brazil » Bahia
Hi everybody! Just wanted to write this and fill you in a little on my first couple of days. I arrived safe and sound in Lençois, my new home on Friday morning. Since then I have met soem of the kids Im going to be working with, seen a capoeira (martial arts meets dance) display and bought a pair of Havaiana flip flops, so Im fitting right in. Ive also swum in the nearby rivers and pools and Im generally enjoying settling in. Hope all is well with everyone xxxxxxxx [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 5th 2009 | 23 Views | [diary=434097]


By docey101
September 4th 2009
minha família South America » Brazil » Bahia » Salvador
The whole family
The whole family
(excluding myself)
This is my little family: Minha Mãe (My mom) Mary, she has a lingerie store, but I haven't seen it yet, maybe tomorrow. Meu Pai (My dad) Roberto. I have no idea what he does. I do know that he is from the south. Meu Filho (My brother) Leo. He's a twelve year old student. He swims well, he has won many medals. I'll take a pic of them later. But right now, he's into basketball. The maid Zilita, she's here Monday through Saturday. She cooks, cleans, makes the bed, and does the laundry. [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 4th 2009 | 27 Views | [diary=433660]

Just mother and son
Maid and me
What I had for lunch yesterday