Blog impressions, week days and Açaï

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Today, I have mustered the energy to write just a few residual thoughts from my overall trip:

I have now been in Brasil for over 2 months! Parabens (congratulations in Brazilian) to myself!

As for this blog, through which I intended to convey my thoughts and impressions on top of news of my whereabouts, I'm fairly happy with it. It is difficult to make very regular updates, and laziness often takes the upper hand when I internally debate about a potential new article. Despite that, I've managed to keep it fairly regularly updated. Perhaps a few regrets about the lack of pictures from Salvador, but it really wasn't safe to go around with a camera, and I would have hated to get my camera stolen again.

Beyond that, I realise how few of my impressions truly get conveyed through the bog. When in a foreign country for the first time, exploring a new language and new habits, the learning curve is so steep that it would be impossible to describe the (initially) hundreds of internal observations I make every day. Talking about them is easier, faster. Writing takes time. On the plus side, though, it forces you to think carefully about the best way to phrase and express your ideas.

So today, a few residual thoughts which I forgot to mention previously, and which I believe of interest:

In all Portuguese-speaking countries, the week starts Sunday. As in most other countries, no one works on Saturday and Sunday, but a normal week goes: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. The rest of the days are numbered. But as Sunday is the first day, then Monday is the second, and is thus named "second day", Wednesday is "third day", and so on. Only Saturday and Sunday have actual names.
Thus, the Brazilian week: Domingo, Segunda Feira, Terça Feira, Quarta Feira, Quinta Feira, Sexta Feira, Sabado.

I also unbelievably forgot to mention one of the most delicious things you can eat in Brazil: Açaï. Açaï is the name of a little red berry that originally grows in the Amazon region, but can be eaten almost everywhere in Brasil. Generally, it is crushed and mixed with ice, which gives it a texture halfway between a juice and a sorbet. It is DELICIOUS! it may well be one of the things I miss most about Brazil when I return to Europe.


And to accompany this little text, photos of a little walk aroud and beyond the Poço Halley...

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Comments

[thérèse]

açai!!

[Nathalie]

Açaï, delicious??? that is a topic for serious discussions, my friend. personnaly I would put it in the "mud-looking and sluggish mud-tasting" category (but don't worry, it's getting very hip here, you'll find tons of it when you come back. Have you tasted acerola yet? Parabens on the time spent already, and on the blog! Any plans of moving soon? if you want to stick to lençois, try the maranhenses ones, pretty impressive (though slightly less green) as well! and São Luis do Maranhão is the best city ever. (then again I guess you could say that of about half the cities in nordeste alone...) bisous

[perica]

voce ainda nao arranjou uma namoradinha para praticar o seu brasileiro?devia arranjar!aonde vai agora?nao va embora sem ir a uma livraria ai,acho que voce vai adorar livros de historia do Brasil.Estou atentar lembrar-me do exacto nome,para dar a voce antes de voce ir(nao estou a por acentos porque e´´chato)

[Jen]

Lol
Came across a bottle of Açai juice in town today after reading your comment. Its a bit strange isn't it. Bit like a mix between Bluberries and Blackberries but without the sugar or sour. But apparently Gok Wan says they should be part of every ones diet.....so your on the right track LOL