Dakotah in Rio

Hi All-

Well I have now left africa for good (at least until the next time I go back there). And am now in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The first three days it was RAINING!!!! So all I did was sit go to a few boring museums and then sit at the hostel waiting for rain to stop so I can go to the beach. Fortunately, yesterday the sun came out and Rio became a completely different city! It is like all of rio decends to the beaches to show off there buff bodies -- guy in there speedos and girls in their skimpy bikinis........no I did not strut my stuff around in a speedo if that is what you all are thinkin (you guys make me sick!).

Also the other day I went to a samba school -- you know the dance they do at carnival. Well they do rehearsals and anybody can join in the fun. They play a fast drum beat and then to dance to it, to me, it resembles flailing your legs as fast as you can. so fast you are practically floating on air. it was soooo much fun! the samba girls can move like no other. I tried my luck having a dance off with one of the samba guys (he won of course) but then he complemented me by taking me to one of the samba girls having me dance with her saying i wasn´t too bad.

Great to hear everyone´s stories. they all make me laugh. I only have 3 weeks till i get home and am really excited to go home.

later,
dakotah