rio is amazing!! i don't have any pictures yet because it's hard to really take pictures without people noticing you have a camera (and maybe trying to take it) so i will try to post some when i take them. we went to copacabana beach today after i got in and it was so beautiful. apparently it's not even a very nice beach for rio so i am excited to see the others. it's only about a block from nicole's apartment so it's very close. i got pretty burnt though. it didn't seem that hot but then i fell asleep and got too much sun. sunscreen from now on! tonight we went to a flamengo futbol game (they aren't very good but they are the team with the strongest following in rio) which was SO fun. it's amazing how much brazilians are into soccer! it wasn't a very "good" game in the sense that there weren't a lot of people there (for brazilians standards) but we won 4 to 1!! everyone got so excited when we scored and everyone was singing and clapping the ENTIRE game so it was just a fun thing to experience.
nicole and the other girls from UVA (blair and kathy) have a meeting tomorrow so i will probably just stay at the apartment and read some for my class. there is a little "buffet" type restaurant directly below us that we went to for a quick dinner before the game so i might try and go there for lunch tomorrow since i'm pretty sure nothing too bad can happen so close to home. i feel very safe here and everyone is so nice. they all think i'm french though which is funny. i was going into the soccer game and the ticket man said "bonjour!" when i walked up, as well as the bus driver this morning at the airport so i guess they just think i look french. bruno, the girls' friend who took us to the game and also saved my life from getting hit by a car (brazilians are literally the most crazy drivers i have ever seen) said that he thought i looked french too but i don't really understand why. anyways, tomorrow will be a nice relaxing morning until the girls' get back. i don't think nicole has to leave until noon-ish anyways but hopefully i can sleep in a little to catch up from my long weekend.
brandon and charlie cooked on monday night some tuna and mahi mahi that anna (my roommate) caught in key west on her family vacation and it was AMAZING! i just tried to upload some pictures from the weekend but the internet is a little slow at the apartment so i might wait until i get back to the states. we all hung out until pretty late every night though so i was definitely already lacking in sleep when i arrived this morning.
alright, i hope all is well and i will try to update as much as i can! i love you all!!
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abby:
rio sounds fantastic...i only wish i could be there with you mademoiselle. have the time of your life. can't wait to hear more...love you.
Sounds amazing! I wonder what time zone you're in? Just wondering if you had to adjust much when you got there. Enjoy the culture, food, and beach while you're there! I cannot wait to see the pictures.
It's only an hour later than Eastern Standard so it's not bad at all. My eyelids are swollen this morning from getting burnt!! :(
Abby...Rio seems heavenly....I am so happy for you...just sorry about your sunburn...hopefully that will be on the mend soon...please keep us posted...as we can close our eyes and just imagine what life is like for you this week...Dad gets home from DC tonight and hopefully tomorrow we can get Lola for awhile..I miss her....and you :)
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