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oi gente!
sorry for the blog blunder a couple of days ago...tried to cut and paste an entry and it just wouldn´t go and internet has been dodgy again. here i am. things are starting to get more tense around the house: i just finished breakfast...imagine this scene: i´m sitting at a tiny table in the kitchen as Tereza cleans and cooks, Zélia sits in the next room looking at bills. Tereza looks at me and makes a motion and mouths words to the effect of "i can´t do this anymore". i look at her and frown and then Zélia calls out another request of her. meals are getting to be a little less pleasant also as it is just Zélia and i three meals a day and conversation is waning and she´s a bit depressed in life. and, of course, all of this checking in, eating when and what i´m told etc. is not natural naomi-style.
end of complaint. we got class off yesterday, which was good since i was hungover from birthday celebrations and brazilian karoke from the night before. went to the beach for a bit and then went out for a hip-hop documentary later and then drinks on the street. life does sort of feel like a party and a vacation all in one at times. i´m going to a dance class this afternoon with lisiane. in general i look forward to being out of the house, though i do like the space itself the tensions are a little much sometimes.
we had a lecturer come in on thursday to talk about music and the "black power" movement here, it was awesome. he recommended another dance studio and so i will try that out next week. i still feel like i need to make (more) connections. hopefully that will work out.
lastly, i ran earlier this week, which felt so good, and again today but am having a major cramp in my right calve muscle and it is discouraging. i feel like my post-marathon recovery was cut short or ignored and running here is hilly and on cobblestone so that is hard on the joints. it feels good to be out and running though and the sea breeze helps ease any physical pains i might be having.
that´s it for now...turns out Zélia had an extra cell phone so now i get to use it! give me a call if you want (country code to get out +71 9607 8292)...
abraços.