1/27/13

This past weekend was incredible, I'd count starting Thursday night.

Unfortunately, my camera was a casualty. So... no pictures from the past few days. And only when I wished I had it most.

I'll try not to go into too much detail about the events from the past few days, I know how much more exciting it is to read a picture book when you're doing your light reading. Plus, I'm exhausted and have got to get to bed. The past few days were packed though.

Thursday night was a blur. We went to a fantastic churrascaria, which is a traditional steakhouse where they come around with as much fantastic barbequed meat as you can eat. There was a traditional live performance too, which was amazing to watch. Really wish I could show a picture of it. Afterward, Mitch and I went out to Voodoo and then some club across town... kind of a blur for the both of us, but we ended up making it home safe and to class the next morning.

Friday was great. After kicking back most of the day after class, we rolled out to a house party across town that our friends Luis and Guillerme invited us to at this guy Gino's house. It was every guy's dream... walked in and saw roughly 30 girls and about 6 or 7 guys. Let's just say it was a fantastic night with some great people, and I didn't get back home until the sun rose. I love this country's style, that's normal for them... what??

Woke up shortly thereafter to go to the beach in Atlantida, close to Xangri-la. Unlike anything I have ever seen. Kal, Coby and I were simply in amazement as we walked up and down the beach. It was basically a giant party with an insane amount of beautiful people just hanging out, having a great time on this great beach. Ran into Luis and Guillerme again and their crew, and had just a fantastic evening.

Came home today from Atlantida, made some food with Mitch and Chris, and caught up on stories from our weekends. The worst one though, and one of the most unfortunate I have ever heard, was the story of the nightclub fire in Santa Maria, about 3 hours away. 230+ people died in that inferno... I can only imagine how terrifying of a situation that was and the pain that those peoples' families and friends are feeling. My heart goes out to them. If you have a minute, say a prayer for them. So incredibly sad, and they were college kids too!

Anyway, goodnight from the hostel once again. Hopefully I can get my hands on a camera soon.
~ 1/27/13