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Some random things that have happened since I last wrote:
-went to my first Brazilian soccer game (so loud!)
-saw (and smelled) a dead horse which was actually really upsetting, it was roadkill, I never imagined something so large as roadkill
-had my shower head shoot sparks and light on fire while I was taking a shower (they use electric shower heads here that heat the water right before it comes out), sparks and fire is a lot scarier when you are naked btw
-introduced my coworkers to the American cupcake, they actually were kind of messed up because it was hard to find some ingredients here and too sweet for my taste, but luckily for me Brazilians LOVE sweet things, I think I am their new favorite person
-Was at a bar watching a soccer game when a cachaceiro (a drunk, particularly from cachaça) ran his truck into an electric pole right by us. Explosions, fire, sparks, downed electrical wires thrashing all over- It felt like I was in an action movie. Took out power for the whole city- and right in the middle of an important soccer game, I swear you could hear the whole city groan. (It ended up being 8-1, would have been such a fun game to watch!)
-Went camping at a nearby lake, you don't know the meaning of barbecue until you barbecue with Brazilians
-Had to give a 14-year-old former drug dealer a ride to the hospital because one of his five bullet wounds was bothering him
-Watched some Brazilian "gauchos" breaking in horses. I think its really funny-they train their horses so they can go to the bar, get drunk, hop on their horse and the horses automatically bring them home. Designated driver!

More later!