bom dia(!)

I love the way people say "bom dia!" as though it is a mini celebration.  In fact, the exclamation mark seems to be a part of the word itself.

Nervous & excited often feel the same and I couldn't quite tell which boat I was in - perhaps a dash of both.  I made a new friend on the airplane and spent several hours chatting about Brazil and the U.S.  We took turns demonstrating different regional accents - both English & Portuguese, and I could not stop laughing at his impressions (and my own).  My southern accent seemed to parallel his Bahian accent.

I also learned how to say "Que diabo... quem projetou esta cidade? Não faz sentido!" (What the hell...who designed this city?  It makes no sense.) - ha!  Brasilia is shaped like an airplane, designed by Oscar Niemeyer, and am about to attempt to navigate my way around here as soon as I finish my cafe com leite.  I am happy :)

xo,

Mollie