Balada

Olá. Bom dia. Boa tarde. Boa noite. Aqui é Erin e David.
David and Erin have been staying with the same host family for the last few days (which is a definite plus since David is a pro at speaking Portuguese). Last night we experienced a bit of Brazilian nightlife at the balada. There was a live band, and we danced the night away at a Brazilian country music (or setanejo) club. The dance is very similar to a Texas two-step or polka so it wasn´t too hard to pick up the steps. Thankfully, we had free time this morning so we were able to catch up on a bit of sleep after our late night.

The weather here has been amazing. We had a few sprinkles of rain one day, but we´ve had beautiful sunny weather here the rest of the time. It´s fall here, but the temperatures have been very similar to the springtime Texas temperatures that we left behind. Most of the homes don´t use air-conditioning much so we´ve been able to leave the windows open to enjoy the outdoors.

This morning Erin and her host dad had a mini-concert, singing "oldies" music in English and Portuguese. Many of the radio stations here play the same songs we would normally hear in the U.S.

We´ve learned that flexibility is the name of the game here. We´re not sure what the rest of the day holds, but we´re sure it will include a few more adventures as we enjoy the Brazilian culture.