I find myself leaving somewhere I want to stay, yet again. The new friends I've made here in São Paulo were trying to convince me to change my flight to stay a few more days ... it almost worked.
Since I last wrote I've been to a bar to watch a soccer match on big screen (yes, Brazilians really do love their soccer!). It was fun to be there and feel the energy and watch the police roll through the area after Brazil won on penalty kicks against Uruguay ... just in case people got out of hand in their celebrations. I only heard a few glasses break and saw one fight.
Next day I got to head to Campos do Jordão with Nil and her sister - a cute little town that has European roots. It felt like I was back in Germany! We walked around the streets, tasting yumminess along the way (including more chocolate covered strawberries!). Nil got this hot chocolate that was so think, her spoon stood straight up in it by itself. I couldn't do it.
Last night some new friends invited us to their home for a barbeque ... I laughed so much and came home so full. They tried to get me to dance to Michael Jackson ... in the end I danced to Daddy Yankee and 50 Cent. It's so funny to me that church leaders buy this music and their parents (in their 70s) dance to it, but they don't know what the people are talking about.
Today, Nil's mom made feijoada as my last meal ... ahhh, Brazilian food! It was so good, but I ate way too fast.
I fly out tonight at 10:30 ... sadness! It was nice to feel at "home" again.
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