Tuesday, September 9, 2008

The Little Market

I stepped out of my hotel today and lining the street was a long row of food vendors: FARMER'S MARKET?!!? Everyone was screaming Biongia! there was everything we have here in the states--just by different names. and also a lot of stuff that i didnt recognize. They must have good weather for fruit all year round because i saw the most plump and beautiful figs, and crazy pineapples, a whole table of beautiful bananas.

I could not partake however, because i was spending the day puking and oh boy was it great! I feel better now--well enough for a beer and a cheesey sandwhich that costs 17 dollars because i found out Brazil is expensive. Its really expensive. Its hard to pay attention when im spending Real (the local currency) because i keep thinking "oh $50 real is like... 10 bucks right?" yeah, no.

Another exciting tidbit: here people use the "H" sound for words that start with R. for example, Rio is pronounced "Hee-oh" and Real is "Hey-all" its funny hearing all the americans quietly mumble different versions of the same word cause Portugese is not that familiar sounding. i feel like i am picking a lot up--maybe cause i ask our guides how to say everything.



Sorry: Descampo
Beer: Cerveche
Receipt: Receebo
Rua: Street
Americans: Gringos



4 comments:

nisla said...

how did you take that swirly photo? It's really cool

Unknown said...

dear what's her name,

glad to see that you have not left drunken fiasco back in sunny echo park.

listened to your tape it was awesome. And beautiful. And i've listened to it a few times. And it was a cd.

kinda feel like i never met you cause i was really really drunk and couldn't manage to play any one of your ten million instruments. totally awesome. I'm actually very capable of playing music. don't fooled.

see if you can't contact me by some other means. i have lots more to say.

james@cameraexperiment.com

also, i suggest you check this out: http://bowlingsyndicate.blogspot.com/2005/12/mhi-photo-essay-by-condiment.html

later on.

Love,

The Drunken What's-His-Nuts

Unknown said...

but more importantly look at this. it will explain everything.

http://bowlingsyndicate.blogspot.com/2005/12/origin-of-word-lintinin.html

anne said...

Hola "shoes"...so nice to read your voice and see you again as such a beautiful humorous young woman!!! and what a cool vehicle this is to follow your adventures... as I shall from the comfort of your old north shore homeland :)