Cheers to Making Friends!
Between Carnaval and now I've been chipping away at the ole thesis, salvaging what I could from last semester and reading up on current research in the field that's occurring here in SP (most of which I could not access from the states and my Portuguese was much lower). I've had leads on NGOs that then fizzled out to reach the Bolivian population I need to interview to mold the research part of my thesis. Contacting professors in the field here has also proved fruitless, so I geared toward another avenue of communication, creating a strong social network within the academic and social fields that I've already been exposed to.....in other words, smoozing my way in :)
I've also been exploring museums, musical performances, and different parks around the city just to observe and hear what people are buzzing about in SP.
Politics...
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| At the Museum of Portuguese Language. I found this work to be powerful, but its reflective quality even moreso up close. |
Religion...
The beginning of the new school year at PUC-SP...
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| So freshmen are hazed in the street outside of the university after the first day of class with paint, oil, flour, eggs, and of course alcohol poured all over them. |
Since people are allowed to drink in the streets in Brazil (18+ years), guys sell mix drinks in carts. However, as advised by many, most of the liquors have been watered down or mixed with something else that could cause major bodily harm....as always, stick to closed containers :) |
| They love their street parties! |
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