Battles With Boredom

Brazil – I’m Not Done Yet

Just a quick note to everyone who’s been following my month in Brazil:

I’m not done yet.

I’ve decided to extend my stay indefinitely. My businesses at home appear to be functioning smoothly in my absence, and while my vacation is now over, my relocation is now beginning. Watch this space for updates.

UPDATE: Please note that “relocation” does NOT mean “permanent.” I did not say I was staying here forever, nor did I mean to imply that. If you read that, then I obviously left too much space between the lines above.

Aracaju – the Adventure Continues

Yesterday my guide, Miriane, and I went to a nearby beach. Highlights are shown below.

Yesterday, my new friend Allan took me to a Brazilian sports bar where we watched Sao Paulo play Rio. This is what happened after Sao Paulo scored a goal:

Welcome to Aracaju!

I’ve been in Aracaju for the last two days. Last night I went to an aikido class. The training was very different from what I am used to. Much more rigid, more like how I remember judo class than most aikido classes I’ve attended. Regardless of the differences, I focused on my own body and how best to respond to my partner’s movements, and it was enjoyable. Afterwards, I went out for acai, a sorbet made from berries grown in the Amazon region (see below for a picture), with two of the aikidoka from class and we spoke at length of my travels and what brought me here.

Today, after a tour of my current hosts’ (very impressive, large, and modern) eye surgery facility, I took a trip around the city, which they arranged for me (causing me again to pause to appreciate the extreme generosity of all of my hosts to date). More pictures of the trip are below. I had a definite Tim Ferriss moment when my guide informed me that when it is hot, she gets tasty. (Actual intended statement? She gets “sweaty.”)

Brazil – Pocone

I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves this time.

Capoeira in Cuiaba

In his continued battle with the Empire of Boredom, Peter attends a capoeira class in Cuiaba, MT, Brazil. Continue reading Capoeira in Cuiaba…