Little lady

I will have to excuse myself for a moment. Then, I'm telling you about the Brazilian Party later.

I believe we have to live for little moments, and this one happened to me a fill days ago and I want to share with you.

I was trying to buy an ice cream (and believe it or not, they are not that easy to find here) at a convenience shop, when this beautiful and angry little lady showed up. I think she was about five years old. I don't know if she didn't want to or if she didn't know how, but she didn't say a word. She just threw some coins at the cashier and no one could understand what she wanted.

Why was this moment important to me? Because I was amazed by her beauty and attitude. I don't know, I just felt like taking her home! Really, I didn't know I liked children that much, but it seems that, here in South Africa, I do.

Coming soon: The Brazilian Party, Chevelle, Green Point Stadium, Cape Point and Table Mountain!!

Punches, kicks and a hiking adventure.

Sorry my Brazilian friends (even if you don't know about this blog yet), but this blog needs to be in English!

I'm sure you are very curious about my story about the Lion's Head.

Ok, let's go!

It was a common afternoon and my friends from school organized this visit to the mountain to watch the sunset! Do you know those kinds of people with no opinion, that just go with the flow? Exactly, I'm one of them! They invited me, I said yes.

By the time we arrived at Lion's Head, I still had the idea that it was going to be a normal walk with a beautiful view. My mistake! We started hiking at 6 PM. For the first 10 minutes, everything was just fine because I didn't need to make any extra effort. Then, the rocks showed up and it became a tricky way. I'm not trying to say that it's not amazing being there, because it was. But I didn't think it was that hard! Unfotunately, I didn't make it to the top and it was cloudy and we couldn't watch the sunset. I was exhausted and my legs didn't obey me anymore so I wasn't able to go further. On the other hand, I still have 6 and a half weeks more to try it again!

As it wasn't enough to be defeated by Lion's Head, I went to the gym the next day. It was a school activity and I was curious about the Kata Box class (that is similar to Body Combat class). Even with all my muscles in pain now, I don't regret it. It was a fun class and, as in almost everywhere around here, I had an opportunity to talk about Brazil with a South African. The teacher, named Mike, looked for me after class and told me his father was a Brazilian and that he had been to Brazil 3 times. So, after kicks, punches, jumps and a brief conversation, I was prepared for the Brazilian Party later that day!!!

Coming next: The Brazilian Party and teaching samba!

A lift, 7 rand and a real South African experience.

Hello, everybody!
Being in South Africa is a wonderful experience. I started being I little lost with classes and the different language, but it's getting better and better. I need to tell you about my weekend. On Saturday,I went on a typical Safari. There weren't lots of animals, for example, there were only 3 lions, but it was amazing to see the animals interacting in their own environment. The guide told us about canned hunting, we were able to see a white springbok and there were many pregnant females (something about the water there).

But the best part of my weekend was meeting "Spider Man", seeing a shark and getting a ride with a South African family. I was at Simon's Town watching the penguins (and I could literally swim with them) and having a great lunch, when it was about time for us (some mates from school ) to go back home. We were waiting for a minibus but it was impossible to get one. Then, this crazy Korean guy stopped a random vehicle and asked for a ride. It was a van and the 8 of us got in. We met this nice family and they showed us the shark and we talked a little bit about different cultures and the opening of the new stadium. A lift, 7 rand and real South African experience!

I don't know whether is common to talk to strangers here or not. But it constantly happens to me and I'm getting used to it. This crazy man at the train station started talking to me out of nowhere. He talked about his work, Brazil, South Africa. Really, for me it's good to practice my English, but I can't help being a little bit concerned about chatting with strangers. He had a point telling me to not be scared and not judge people for their outside. But being frank, it's a little weird, specially when this unknown person huggs you!
Coming next: my unexpected hard hiking Lion's Head.