monday june 6

ahhh haha. I laugh at myself for not being ready for brazilian style business. much like in india, a meeting may not happen when you thought you set it up for, and much like i did in india i need to chill out and just let life happen. i am trying to plan everything and schedule everything but that is not how things work here. i am surprised with how difficult i am finding it to slow down my life. i often feel unproductive and restless, but i know i should just be relaxing and taking it all in.

i am in the midst of making arrangements to visit IPEC - Instituto de Permaculturea e Ecovilas de Cerrado. they are a training center to teach people about how to live sustainably and are huge advocates for ecovillages. IPEC is not an ecovillage itself, but it trains people to start their own ecovillages. i learned that there is a group of american university students there right now and oh man oh man how i'd love to converse with them and network so that i can have eco-friends back home.

i am also in the midst of buying a plane ticket from brasilia to rio de janeiro for next monday and i'm finding it quite difficult. the cheapest flights are only listed on the website that are only in portuguese. also my credit card was not accepted even though my mom was sweet enough to go to WaMu today to make sure it's approved in brazil. pooooooop. this is complicated. i will have to try again to purchase the flight tomorrow, but it will be more difficult because i can't call the airline company on the phone (today i borrowed the ecovillage's phone but i feel bad asking again).

and so i watched Shakespeare in Love on my computer tonight to relieve me of the stress of not knowing when and where i will be for the next few days and if i will make it to Rio (well i know i'll make it to rio, its just a matter of how much $$ i'll spend on the ticket).
oh what a hollywood film can do for you. everything always works out in the end. :)

boa noiche
ninita