Holding a sloth. I got scared at first, but I was brave after.
Playing with my friend, Jasmin.
Crazy sun-tan lotion face.
All the stuff we made with recycling stuff. On the dog is a bracelet we made.
Home-made Recycled Balloon Utility Belt.
Me jumping off a boat in Buzios.
Picking a cacau.
Me bodysurfing.
My great idea
Here are some pictures of me skim boarding at Praia Ribeira in Itacaré.
Here’s a video of me surfing at Praia Engenhoca and also skim boarding at Ribeira.
I got to hold a sloth.
Eating cactus fruit that our tour guide just picked.
Buddah-bot on my mat I wove.
We had an amazing encounter with some sloths! We met, Vera, who cares for injured sloths in her home. It was wild. They are so cuddly and sweet.
I put up a post on my school sabbatical blog and thought I’d share it here, too. Most of it is already on this blog, but there are a couple of new items. Also, if you haven’t read the past few posts it summarizes the past couple of months in one posting. Click “View original” for pictures and videos.
Sidney and me playing berimbau at our favorite sunset-watching spot on Praia Concha in Itacaré, Bahia.
We’ve been in Itacaré, Bahia for almost two months now as I study the other style of capoeira, Angola. This style is considered to be more closely related to the origins of capoeira. The game is played lower to the ground and tends to have a more easeful pace. When you are playing up high it is much more of a dance. There are great acrobatic feats within the game, like Regional (the style I have been studying), but they tend to be less flashy and more practical.
I have been studying at Barracão D’Angola with Mestre Cabello and Mestra Tsiza in Serra Grande (30 minutes from Itacaré). They are a wonderful married couple that actually lived in NYC for over two decades in the East Village. Despite their fluent English, everything is still in…
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