head-cold

counting the days now...until the program is over that is. i will leave here, the home, on Sunday and then start a new adventure of free travelling. i´m really looking forward to being on my own schedule but a little apprehensive about not having a home base and living out of a bag, it´s been a while since i´ve done that. bad news is that i ate some icky food on the beach on Sunday which turned my stomach, nothing serious, but just left me not feeling right. now, it seems to have hit my head and i have this constant pressure and just off-feeling in general. i really want it to just go away so that i can enjoy this last week. i was really hoping to hit up that wonderful dance class i found last week but had to miss the last two nights and have only tonight and tomorrow to enjoy it and try to talk with the teacher. we shall see. last weekend in Praia de Forte i was also unable to get the interview because i missed the end of the class by one week. a little disappointing but i´m just trying to take this trip as a connection making experience and a culture-familiarization time...and that it is.
my patience has been running thin with the constant eyes on me and the oppressive feeling environment so it will be good to move though i know i´ll be sad when my little crew of buddies here breaks up. good news is that i think i´m starting to feel like i can come home, go back to MN that is. looking forward to running, biking, cooking, having my own place and my community there, so that feels good too.
i´m feeling a little scattered/mushy in the head so i will leave off and write more later.
abraços.