Started the day with a quick trip to the laundry mat to get some clothes washed. That would normally be an uneventful errand, but this is Rio. Nothing is really uneventful in Rio. Gotta love it. So while I’m standing there, these guys come and block off an entire intersection. I could explain further what [...]
Field Trip! On the menu? A quick lunch in Santa Teresa, and then up to the top of Corcavado Mountain to get a close up of Christ the Redeemer. And when I say top, I mean top. It’s so high the entire city looks like tiny dots from up there. And, you can see Mr. [...]
I woke up feeling extra refreshed. It was crazy sunny outside, so I put on some beach gear, killed a few cockroaches (yeah, we have roaches. And we’re staying in the “nice” part of town.), snapped a few pics of the casa, and headed to Ipanema Beach. Lovin’ it. Photos:
Relaxation, relaxation, relaxation. That is all I accomplished. No Favelas, no site-seeing, no beach, no more than a few minutes outside, and no pictures. Love it. One positive thing about staying indoors for the majority of the day is that I was able to watch a few flicks: Little Children (2 stars) and The Simpsons [...]
It’s field trip day today, and I absolutely love field trips. On the agenda? Favelas. Vila Cruzeiro to be exact. I really didn’t know much about Favelas before the trip, other than that is where most of the poor people in Rio live. In actuality, something like 40% of all Rio residents live in Fevalas. [...]
It’s official. I’m in Brazil. Rio De Janiero to be exact. Ipanema to be even more exact. I’m glad I’m finally here, because getting here was not the most pleasant experience. I left early in the morning on June 1, 2008. Flew to Atlanta, sat in the airport for 8hrs (my apologies to my family [...]
Barack Obama just gave his “A More Perfect Union” speech, and today is one of those days when I know I am witnessing a very powerful, very historic moment in the United States. It’s hard for me to say it is on-par with King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, simply because King’s speech speaks to [...]
Well the bags are packed, the sadness has set it, and the temperature is declining; we are on our way home from Atlanta. Here is the rundown of Atlanta: Sheraton Buckhead: I like the room. It was decent, close to Lenox Square Mall (directly across the street close), and had the basic necessities (comfortable bed, [...]
Now that Spring is approaching, I figured it would be a good time for me to yank the good ‘ol bicycle off the rack and put those good ‘ol fashioned pedal powered wheels in motion. The destination? My local gym. My thinking was that I would save myself some miles on my car, some gas, [...]
It is Black History Month, and with that it is inevitable that some conversations pertaining to black people and black culture are going to take place. In the past I have seen, and participated in, my fair share of those conversations. And through them all I have noticed that they all seem to suffer from [...]