So today was the most beautiful day I have had since coming to South America. I am here in Florianopolis, Brazil, a small island off of the southern coast and the capital of the state of Santa Catarina, and it is here that I have had hands down the best and the worst days of my journey. I’ll start with the best: today. I woke up at 5:50 a.m. and took a shower while watching the sun rise over the clay rooftops outside the open window in my bathroom. After a refreshing shower and making pita sandwiches with ricotta, red leaf lettuce, mustard, pepper, and fresh tomatoes (aka, lunch) I headed to the Laguna bus depot with Sohmer, Lynn, and Gigi. We managed to catch the 7:20 bus, the first out of the depot, that theoretically
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