Barra Da Lagoa

Today I had Portuguese lessons in the morning, and then in the afternoon went to the beach in Barra da Lagoa (the place I will be staying starting next week). It was my first chance to make it out to a beach since I arrived, and it was pretty cool. A little overcast, not unusual here in the afternoon (typical tropical pattern: hot, sunny morning, clouds roll in sometime in the afternoon, and maybe some evening showers after that) but still a good time.

Barra da Lagoa

Also, I received some pix taken with another camera at the churrasco I mentioned in a previous entry...the one with all the guitar playing...well, check it:

Me, laying some sweet tunes on the locals

Also got a nice pic of me and my friend Maria from the same party ( for those that don't know, we go to school together in Reno and have been good friends for about two and a half years):

More later. New Year's eve is tomorrow, so I don't know if I'll have time to post something. In case I don't, let me say this:

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!