How Sarah Got Her Groove Back
After India, being in Brazil is like embracing hedonism. As I woman, I no longer have to worry about the stares I will attract by exposing my knees, or being looked down upon for drinking a beer in public. Instead, I can walk down the street in a string bikini and nobody will even notice. All the other girls are doing it too, even if a few of them probably shouldn't be showing off quite so many goods. It's freaking hot outside and the locals are simply dressing accordingly. Amen.
We spent our first week in Rio de Janeiro's trendy Ipanema beach, in a little studio apartment complete with its own kitchen. My first grocery run was like dying and going to heaven. I walked up and down the aisles, lusting after various brands of mustard, freshly baked bread, cereal, and provolone cheese. Five different brands of coffee beans. Sour cream. Chocolate chips. Haagen Daaz!!! I hadn't pushed a metal cart through a large, clean, air-conditioned supermarket in months and had forgotten how wonderful this type of self-sufficiency felt. That evening I made spaghetti with puttanesca sauce and parmesan and Brendan and I giggled with glee as we devoured our college-era comfort food.
When dinner was over, he looked at me and said, "You know what? I really missed your cooking."
I blinked back tears of joy and went back for seconds on ice cream.
-Sarah
Comments
Awww Brenden's so sweet!
Awesome. Glad you and Brenden are enjoying your selfs again.
Sarah just loosen up and have fun. You'll never see these people again, so if you flash a little skin, so what. Don't leave thinking "I wish I'd done....". You'll regret it. Think "I'll never be here again so I'm going to .....".
sooo...Sarah in a string bikini eh? Where did you say THOSE photos were? ;)
Glad you guys are having the time of your life! You are creating memories that you can tell your children's children about!
mmm, I Want some of your food!!! :-)
woa...and there is some irony about coming from a country where the cows are sacred ...straight to the gigantic steakhouses of Rio.
Yay, that you're back in normalcy. I am not sure I could have made it through India, but you did, and now you're in a place where you're a little more comfortable. Enjoy Brazil, and do as the Brazilians do.
Theres no place like Brasil, i just happend to read it, and im brazilian, livin in Brasil and reading it right now!
I hope u enjoy your stay!
Now that yellow hair won't get you stared at like you have two heads. Are you going back to the blond we all know and love?
Im american, living in Romania. I know what you mean about the markets, the outdoor markets with all fresh frood, grown from gardens, no chemicals, all natural. I love the goat and sheep cheeses, made from scartch, the way those fresh vegetables tastes, so much tastier than american veggies.
Yay for Ipanema! Gotta love it.
A little tip: try on something called Açai (its pronounced ass-a-ee). Açai is a very common fruit in the north of Brazil, but the açai "cariocas" (Rio natives) normally eat comes in a bowl, in an ice cream texture. Its taste is very exotic, it's one of the most refreshing meals you'll find and it's great to eat with banana slices and granola under a sunny sky. You can easily find it ready to eat in any beach kiosk for less than 10 reais. Enjoy!
I don't know if it's my browser encoding or if this site doesn't accept latin carachters.. anyway, the cedilla became a strange code, so I'm leaving some further information for you below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A7a%C3%AD_Palm
@Brazilian Reader
I beat you to it... açai is my very favorite Brazilian treat! I literally have a bowl of it every day!
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I love you Brendan! :)
Ladies love the man...
