A collection of short thoughts, because not much is new lately.
There are lizards everywhere here. Everywhere I look, I see one, and every time I see one, I am just as excited about it as I was the first day I got here. It makes walking around the city very pleasant.
Not so pleasant is that Allyson saw a tarantula on the street near our apartment complex the other day. I had some fool idea that they wouldn't live in Natal proper, but here they are.
I like walking down the street and seeing a line of leaves marching determinedly alongside me. Leafcutter ants are everywhere, and they are every bit as adorable as you might imagine.
When Brazilian women dance, thier little feet are a blur. I can't figure out what they're doing. Someone slowed it down for me, and I still can't figure it out.
Last night we had a lab party at Selma's with delicious feijoada. Delicious. People went out afterward, but I was in bed by 10:30. I LOVED IT.
I am doing pretty well with Portuguese. I am still fascinated by the way people answer questions.
If you take me by surprise, I screw it up:
"Alex, tem un clipboard?"
"--não."
I have noticed that if you catch Selma by suprise, she will also screw it up:
"Selma, do you have a clipboard?"
"--I don't have."
All right, off to wrangle with the internet cafe people and then go to the mall. I'm going to the mall because this weekend is all about WINTER SALES.
Not so pleasant is that Allyson saw a tarantula on the street near our apartment complex the other day. I had some fool idea that they wouldn't live in Natal proper, but here they are.
I like walking down the street and seeing a line of leaves marching determinedly alongside me. Leafcutter ants are everywhere, and they are every bit as adorable as you might imagine.
When Brazilian women dance, thier little feet are a blur. I can't figure out what they're doing. Someone slowed it down for me, and I still can't figure it out.
Last night we had a lab party at Selma's with delicious feijoada. Delicious. People went out afterward, but I was in bed by 10:30. I LOVED IT.
I am doing pretty well with Portuguese. I am still fascinated by the way people answer questions.
If you take me by surprise, I screw it up:
"Alex, tem un clipboard?"
"--não."
I have noticed that if you catch Selma by suprise, she will also screw it up:
"Selma, do you have a clipboard?"
"--I don't have."
All right, off to wrangle with the internet cafe people and then go to the mall. I'm going to the mall because this weekend is all about WINTER SALES.