First Day in Rio Don't put anything here Page Content Page Name (for URL) Page Title Breadcrumb Text A couple of pictures taken on my first day in Rio. The first is the huge quantity of tea I brought from US - something you can't easily get in Brazil. The second is a box of _pinha_, aka _fruta de conde_ - one of the Brazilian fruits that I missed most in US. <2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ x2 2007-02-28-first-day-in-rio/20070228_002_2663 Tea ---- x2 2007-02-28-first-day-in-rio/20070228_003_1244 A box of pinhas ---- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---- ---- ---- ---- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Perhaps the strangest thing about getting to Rio this time was it's half-foreign feeling. I often go to places that feel like home or to those that feel entirely foreign. Here, I arrived to a place that is still so strange, yet strange in such a familiar way. After a lunch with my in-laws, I headed out on a "program" - got my cup of _açaí_ and a _pastel_, gave a quick look at the beach, looked for a store to buy 3-pronged to 2-pronged _adaptador_ (I new word for that day), comparison-shopped for SIM cards, then met with a friend for a beer. It all felt as if I was only gone from Brazil for a week rather than a full year. Yet at the same time it's a foreign country which almost feels more foreign as the time goes by. Advanced Fields Category 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014E. AsiaE. EuropeL's FamilyL's FriendsN. AmericaN. EuropeS. AmericaS. AsiaW. EuropeY & LY's FamilyY's Friends Prototype Redirect Permissions0 Actions Config Markup Module HTML/Meta/Keywords HTML/Meta/Description Save Hook HTML Fields Main Head Body Header Menu Logo Page Content Template Sidebar Footer Tags Allowed for XSSFilter HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI Don't put anything here Don't put anything here A summary of your changes Don't put anything here Edit Summary Don't put anything here Don't put anything here save preview cancel
