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. Don't put anything here Don't put anything here 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 Don't put anything here Don't put anything here HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI A summary of your changes Edit Summary Don't put anything here save preview cancel
