So i haven't written in a week because i haven't had internet access, because i have been in Morro de Sao Paulo in Brazil. So it is pretty much the most amazing place Ive ever been too. We left on Friday morning at 730am, we all met in front of the hotel to take a taxi to the ferryboat station to get to the island. So when i say that it is an island, it is exactly what you would think an island would be. Palm trees, sand, 6 beaches, fruit and music everywhere. To bad it is difficult to get to, on Thursday morning we all took a taxi and then caught the ferryboat for an hour where we arrived at another island to get a bus for 2 hours to meet a speedboat for 45 minutes that will get you to the island. Difficult yes but totally worth it. So we get there and take our bags off the boat and walk onto the island and realize that the island has no roads at all but everything is wheel barrel accessible. Yep wheel barrels, they even say taxi on them, and it is the way that they carry everything from incoming goods, luggage, even hungover tourists. We booked a hostel for all of us, around 29 people went on the trip, 10 guys and 19 girls. In Brazil hostels are called pousadas and ours was the coolest one ever. It would be hard to find at times but it was right across from a alcohol store, fruit stand, and market, so everything that we needed and wanted was no more than 10 steps away. These neighbors were awesome too, they would play Brazilian music all night long and even in the daytime too, i don't think they ever slept, they were always awake! After a while they started givning us stuff because we had bought so much stuff from the stores that we boosted thier economy.
We ate out the first day because we had just arrived and had a diffucult journey. It was around 210 reias for about 14 people for dinner. So the next day we made breakfast in our hostel because our landlord came back cleaned and showed us how to use the kitchen. Breakfast was awesome so we decided to buy some food for lunch and cook it there, and then we did the same with dinner. It was crazy how much money we saved but cooking all together rather than eating out everyday. And it was a lot more fun to work together to do something. The real crazy part was that we made all of our own drinks before we went out to the concerts and clubs because we wanted to get creative, and those were so much cheaper too. The guys that owned the store right in fron of the hostel partied with us too, they would sell us discounted tickets as well as just dance and party with us in the front before hand. It was a lot of fun to meet the different Brazilian people and try and talk to them.
I'm sure that the group got to know each other a lot more closer because we did spend 4 days and nights together for every minute of the day going to the beach, shopping, and eating. Its amazing how well you get to know people when to share common space and time.
One thing that i never pay attention to in the united states is the sunrise or the sunset, many it is because i cant see them at all or because they are a different times than here. I have never seen such beautiful sunsets and sunrises as in Brazil, everyone is so amazing you just cant help but stare, even if it hurts your eyes. I woke up early today, or i stayed awake until 430am so i could see it, and it was so amazing and beautiful i could start my owe postcard business with the pictures i took. another thing is that the beach is totally different from the day to night time, i don't know how you would think it changes that much but it has 2 totally different vibes, i like that though, Brazil is showing me things that i would have never thought about back home in elk Grove. And only 3 months left. :)
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