a little under the weather today.. that's what traveling will do to ya. a little theraflu and a few days rest and i'll be good as new. i was reflecting on my trip a little this morning and i have to say.. the people in brazil are the most generous, kindest, people on earth. i mean seriously.. i've traveled through something like 20 countries, over four continents, and i've never come across a culture (as a whole) who comes close to comparing. case in point.. on my flight from sao paulo to goiania i sat and listened to my ipod the entire flight. as we were descending to goiania, the gentleman in the aisle seat pulled a pack of chewing gum out of his pocket and took a piece. he then looked over at me, and without hesitation, offered me a stick. this was without speaking a word to him, or anyone for that matter, the entire flight. a simple gesture like that tells you alot.. i've gone through most of the pictures and posted about 500 of them.. you can find them here. here's some that i thought would be of interest.. and you thought we had it bad. that's for a litre of gas = about $10 a gallon acai.. this is suppose to the a wonder fruit. it's served with granola and sliced bananas. a typical brazilian breakfast.. some fruit, breads, eggs, cheese, and ham. this is how the meat is prepared for the churrasco.. marinated with rock salt cooked. caipirinha.. the national drink. ummmm.. good. out for now.. surFy