Big Trip
The biggest news in my life right now is the big trip I have planned for this summer. From the end of June until the first week of August I will be in the lovely country of Brazil. Specifically, I’ll be in São Salvador da Baía de Todos os Santos, or Salvador for short, helping wrangle Ali as Tanya wraps up her Spanish-Portuguese degree with an immersion program.
Based on the Wikipedia article, the GlobeTrekker episodes from my library, and random travel guides, I’ve learned that Salvador is the third largest city in Brazil, best known as being the first capital of Brazil, a major city for the early sugar and slave trade, and the birthplace of samba. It sounds like a city with a very rich history and vibrant culture, and I’m really excited to spend six weeks there.
My favorite part so far of this “getting ready” period is the Portuguese I’m learning. I’ve amassed a pathetic amount of the language so far, but I think I’ll really get the hang of it once I’m down there. The parallels with Spanish are readily apparent and quite convenient for the condensed amount of learning time I have. I’ll probably attempt a few posts here and there in Portuguese just to force myself to learn new words. Sorry to my non-Portuguese readers in advance :)