A few of my favorite Portuguese words:
Saidera: Last Drink or “one for the road” - From the word Saida meaning exit. There is never just one Saidera.
Gata: Female cat or hot girl
Pedreiro: Bricklayer - I especially like this one because I asked my friend Matias for a good (bad) working class Brazilian cigarette and he suggested (reluctantly) Derby. I grabbed a pack and they were sufficiently nasty and authentic but when I pulled them out at a party, Raphael, laughed and said, “Cigarro do Pedreiro!” Perfect.
Sala de estar: living room …

Ok, everything’s fine. I got a place to live for the next few months (a chance to get my bearings and learn the language). It’s in a great neighborhood (Sion, close to Savassi, if you’re wondering) with a great guy (Marcelo). It’s actually Eduardo’s room as he is in Angola for four months.
Sorry about yesterday’s post. I think I just had to bleed my vagina out a bit.
As promised, documentation of the paragliding adventure:
Leco, Steve and I arrived, late because this is Brasil and everyone is late, to a flurry …

Last night I lay in bed suffering from a mild heart attack flavored something like this: What….the….fuck….is….wrong….with….me…..?
You see, I moved to Brasil and I think i’m going to throw up. I don’t know how any of this shit works. Here are a few of my anxieties in outline form:

I don’t speak Portuguese and as smart and good with languages that I think I am, I’m not.
I won’t be able to find a place to live.
And when I find a place they won’t rent to me.
And when they do rent to …