Pausing for a moment, I can see clearly I have had ridiculous luck, seeing Chile, Argentina, and Brazil in just the last few weeks, not to mention the previous trips to Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, etc. I like this travel stuff, I plan on doing it for some while. Thanks mom and dad for all these opportunities you have provided.
Anyway, I just got back from a 10 day trip to Brazil with my class, and it was an amazing trip.
Our home base was Comboriou, a tourist city in the south of Brazil. From there we explored (in our own chartered bus) Blemenau, Florenapolis, and their surrounding beaches.
I really feel in love with Brazil. The people are amazingly friendly, happy, and helpful, and culture vibrant and dare I say it, sexy, and the whole place has a very laid back feeling.
It was a really nice break from school, and from college applications, which I am working on finishing up this month. Although it rained the first few days, we had some truly magnificient days in the end of the trip. The dripping heat was a big change from the snow of Coyhaique,
and the culture very different as well.
I have been playing around with a program that helps you "stich" pictures togethor to make panoramics, this is one I took on a beach near Camboriou.
One our first day we went to Blomenou, which was one of the first German colonies in Brazil, and seeing as it is October, we went to Octoberfest, which is a really big deal there.
Here is a photo of the "varones" in the class enjoying some German brew at Octoberfest.
Some "ninas alemanes" after their traditional german dance, at Octoberfest.
Beer (english)= Cervesa (Spanish) = Chopp/Cerveja (Portugese)
Another Panoramic, same beach, near Camboriou
German Architecture in Blumenau
From left to right: Charlie, German Lady, Panchito
Me and my brother in Blumenau
The whole class in Florenapolis
Both sides of Brazil
One of the best experience of the trip was going on a "pirate ship" that took us on a 4 hour ride a North of Camboriou to a private beach. There was dancing, kariokee, and of course the national Brazilian drink: Kaiparina
Sonnely and I waiting on the dock for the pirate ship.
After a refreshing swim, pirate ship in the background
Pirates!
Dancing Ache, a Brazilian club dance
More dancing
A view of the ship from our private beach
A view of a mellow beachtown from the ship, again using Autostich
Hanging out on the roof of the hotel
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