I’m lying on my bed in Boston at my parent’s house. My neck is stiff from lugging around rolling suitcases, guitars, and other random shit around the NYC subway system. I actually got some acupuncture the other day, but I’m still pretty sore.
I leave for Brazil on Tuesday afternoon, which means tomorrow is my last-minute-panic-packing period. I’ll use the day to photocopy my documents, read over a lonely planet, make a couple last minute purchases, upload some songs on to my crappy travel mp3 player, and probably get no sleep at the end of the day.
I have 2 nights booked in Rio and then I plan to meet up with my partner in crime in Bahia. Apparently it’s 100 degrees in Brazil right now. As much as I hate the cold in NYC and Boston, the idea of sleeping in my own sweat isn’t that appetizing either. I’d rather sweat my balls off than freeze them off though, any day.
One crappy thing is going out to bars and clubs as a single man again. Not only do I feel really old and uninspired by these young-looking Bostonian girls, but I also miss having a sure-thing girlfriend ready to do the dizzle. Single life can be pretty frustrating and lonely. I’m too distracted now about traveling to even think about it, but I’m sure I’ll be feeling the sex withdrawal and loneliness pretty soon.
Tomorrow I’ll finalize my pack, (I’m taking a backpack and a man-purse) call the bank, buy a portuguese book, and buy one of them nifty microfiber towels.
Anybody know how to say the equivalent of ‘Puta Madre!’ in portuguese?
Tags: brazil
say “puta merda” (which is the equivalent to “holy shit”)