Brasil

I pretty much had a 2 hr layover in Buenos Aires before i left with the rest of my trip for Brazil.

As i mentioned i took an overnight busride from Mendoza back to Buenos Aires, and then at 12, i reunited with rest of my group for our trip to Brazil. It was really great to see everyone again, being away for just a few days helped me realize how much i appreciated everyone on may trip.

when we got to brazil the next morning we visited an organic farm. the farm was beautiful, our guide spoke to us in portuguese so we really didnt understand very much. organic food doesnt seem to be as much of a trend as it is in the United States-i am still not exactly sure why. i think because organic food in the united states seems to be a response to the era of processed foods like spam and hamburger helper. i dont imagine that argentina or brazil ever really went through this phase, and maybe that is why they dont see a need to produce/purchase organic food. after our visiit through the farm, they had a beautiful spread of all types of snacks for us.

it was strange being in a country where i really had no comprehension of the language (portuguese). we had a few classes of portuguese, but really barely enough to even get around the city. the portuguese accent is incredibly difficult to master. it seems like spanish spoken with a russian/chinese accent--bizarre.

the other great thing about brazil is GUARANA, its basically their coke, as in it seems to be the most common (non alcoholic ) beverage in brazil. Its great, kind of fruity but not overly sweet. im sure they sell it in specialty stores in teh states...or at least at wegmans.