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not much news here. we went to the beach yesterday and today. it was a bit windy but there were TONS of surfers! here, four and five occupy one wave. the swell was about 15 feet, and we counted over 40 surfers in the water.

i am learning some new things about brazil:

the men here don~t beat their women. they go to jail if they do.
they also don~t cheat on their women. i was told by a brazilian woman 8 years ago the contrary and have believed it until now.

they don~t have change. i guess the banks have change seasonally, so where ever you go, you always have to provide change. they look at you like you just smacked them if you don~t have change. this confuses me. if i give a vendor change, he has it. doesn~t it reciprocate? or does it just fall into a black hole?

apparently, here in praia do rosa, during high season, landlords kick people out of their homes. literally, their stuff is on the front porch. so i will need to work out a lease, also to make sure my rent is not raised during high season.

i was happy to be told i~m not a tourist. i live here now. people recognize me when i go out, and i recognize them, but i still feel like a new kid on the block.