Ramblings

This was a fairly normal week at SBT, but I did a haircut. For me this happens about 3 times a year, so it's a fairly monumental occasion.



Right after my haircut, I accidently stuck my finger in an electrical outlet.



Luckily the shock wasn't too severe, and I was able to recover fairly quickly.

Also this week, I made one of my best discoveries yet in Brazil. I found out about these little "hot drink" machines that are all over SBT. These little machines make hot drinks, mainly coffee and tea, for a small fee. And when I say small fee, I'm speaking the truth--I can get a cup of hot tea for a little less than five cents. And the tea tastes better than anyting I've ever paid three dollars for at Starbucks. I only wish I would have known about this sooner.

This reminds me of another discovery that I've been meaning to tell you about--churrascarias. A churrascaria is a special type of restaurant. It's an all-you-can-eat restaurant, but not like Ryan's or Golden Corral. Churrascarias are more formal, and they specialize in steak. You don't have to get up from the table either; the waiters are constantly walking by offering any type of steak you can imagine--even filet mignon. Churrascarias vary in price, but the first one I went to cost roughly 12 or 13 dollars after I paid for my drink. That means I ate all the filet minon I wanted for somewhere around 10 dollars.

Well, now I need to run. Sorry, I wasted almost 30 minutes typing about a haircut and food, so I didn't really give you any information that was valuable. Oh yeh...this weekend I'm going be traveling outside the city of Sao Paulo for the first time. I'm going to a beach about an hour and a half away, and I might get to try to surf. I'll let you know how it goes next time I can find a computer for 30 minutes.