Blog of Craig dos Santos
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 28th, 2006
After two weeks of straight travel through the state of Bahia, I am back in my friend Rodrigo’s house in Niteroi, and am enjoying the comforts of my Brazilian home. I think I can only travel (site see) for so long before I want a break in the action. I’m planning on taking it easy […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 25th, 2006
I’ve noticed that people treat strangers differently over here. It’s not so much in the people you walk past on the street (although if you catch eyes with another guy, a thumbs up is always exchanged), but more with people you interact with for a few moments. I’ve seen the difference with waiters, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2006
I’ve been very go-with-the-flow during my travels in the last few weeks. I’ve found that having less expectations of what I want to see and do, makes traveling with my friends so much easier. If it’s time to eat, then it’s time to eat… and I don’t put in as much input into what or […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 22nd, 2006
Last night was my first night in IcaraÃva, which is a small village on the east coast of Brasil, north of Rio. It is set between a river and the ocean, and has a some Pousadas (accomodations), a lot of mosquitos, dancing and no electricity.
When the sun set, and the only lights were from a […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 21st, 2006
So we seem to be in search of the perfect beach. I don´t really understand it, but my friends want to see every beach, and aren´t satisfied until we´ve visited them all. We spend a lot of time hiking and walking between them, and talking about which one was better than the other. It’s like […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 19th, 2006
Wild Animals - I had my first viewing of a wild animal during one of my runs here. I had just returned from a day trip, and it was dusk… I was staying with friends on a remote peninsula on the east coast of Brazil, south of Salvador (Barre Grande). I went for a […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 15th, 2006
Latin cultures seem to mix well. We met Italians and Spaniards on a boat trip today, and everyone understood each other, mostly, and got along really well.
We were taking off from one stop, and there was a fishing boat with 4 small boys in it. The boat was essentially a carved out log, that […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 13th, 2006
Rodrigo finally got me to shave my head. Actually, we just buzzed it. And to be honest, I was all for shaving it once we started, but he said this would look better. So far, its cooler, no sunburn, and easy to keep up. I´ve even been getting good comments, so […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 11th, 2006
My host family is amazing. There are so many things to get used to, and they are making it so easy.
Food. Lunch over here is by far the biggest meal of the day. Everyone sits down to lunch and the food and conversation is non-stop. Dinner, is much less of an affair. Most times […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 10th, 2006
There is a silence that only comes when you are surrounded by people speaking another language. It comes when you know you won’t hear your mother tongue, and you tune out the voices around you. I was thinking about this yesterday, when I was in the middle of a group of friends, and I got […]