Back in Brazil
hey everyone… let me start by saying - i’m not dead… lol. since some of you showed an interest in what i might have to share - no matter how lame or stupid… haha - i decided to come out of hibernation 
i started to write a response back to all the comments on my last post but when i clicked submit i lost everything and didn’t feel like re-writing it all, so i decided to post instead. thank you guys for reading my blog. i hold you all, my internet buddies and vox neighbors, very close to my heart.
anyway, i’ve been in brazil for almost 2 months, and i have to say that i’m having a great time. i hadn’t seen my fam for… get this… 8 long years, can you believe that? so, i’m enjoying every bit of time here. i’ve been eating like crazy too, all those delicious childhood brazilian dishes that i’ve so dreamed about while away… needless to say i gotta be stingy on my eating when i get back… yikes… i love eating… hmmm… maybe after HUMANA 2.0… 
anyhoo, the city is Salvador in the state of Bahia. the city was one of the port of entrances of slavery in brazil. about 7-8 people out of 10 are of african descent in this city. you will find a strong presence of the african culture here which makes this place super interesting, some people still speak yoruba, an ancient african dialect.
thought you might be interested in seeing some cool pics of where i’ve been:
if you’re ever in salvador you must take a ride on this elevator. it’s called Elevador Lacerda. This elevator connects the upper city to the lower city, and vice-versa… duh, of course. btw, the elevator ride is less than 10 sec… so fun… and it only costs 5 brazilian cents.
views from the upper city to the lower city
the Fort of San Pedro… it’s a museum now
Mercado Modelo - the reason we rode the elevator down… shopping for souveniers this market was the way that food and merchandise was brought in and distributed to the city in the 1800s, now it’s a turist attraction
i’ll show you some of what’s in the upper upper city in my next post.
keep dreaming!
January 27th, 2007 at 6:02 am
love you! thanks for finally posting!
January 27th, 2007 at 7:18 am
nice pics… welcome back!
January 27th, 2007 at 8:06 am
nice photos. that makes three cities…salvador, miami and boston on your last three posts. love it.
January 27th, 2007 at 9:27 am
Thanks for the update! How wonderful for you to be with your family after such a long time! The photos are beautiful!
January 27th, 2007 at 9:50 am
Oh how beautiful! I noticed a city theme too! You are our resident travel writer!
January 27th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Beautiful! And you grew up there? Wow! What a magical childhood it must have been.
Sooooo good to hear from you again, friend! I missed reading about your latest adventures.
And thanks for your faithfulness to stop in to my blog and say hi. I LOVE THAT!!
I miss you MUCH my friend.
January 27th, 2007 at 2:26 pm
Niza,
Your profile pic is beautiful!
January 28th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
Wow! What an adventurous life you lead! David will see you in a couple of weeks. Bummed I won’t be there, but someone has to hold down the fort!
January 30th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
Hey. Looks like you’ve been busy traveling around. Commuting sucks, but the job is great. I legitimately love it. By the way - we just got put on iTunes. The album is called “The Quick Goodbye”, and the band is Riddley. Just a reminder. But if previous links did not work, you can also catch us there. Thanks for reading my goofy, awkward blogs, by the way. I know they don’t come around often, but a big thank you for reading them when they do come around. Miss you guys and hope you’re doing well.
January 31st, 2007 at 2:11 am
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January 31st, 2007 at 6:33 am
Thanks for the pics Niza. Sounds like you all have had a blast. We have to get down there some day.
I guess by now you and Luc are on your way back (bummed, I’m sure). We’ll try to add some cheer on this end, so it won’t feel so bad. Looking forward to seeing you guys…
January 31st, 2007 at 7:44 am
yoruba an ancient african dialect in Brazil! how cool is that. Neat pics and thanks for the welcome
January 31st, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Yaay, Niza! I thought something was wrong with my dratted email client. By the way, I’m posting on Voxtropolis again, with mixed results… still ironing out the kinks.
Grace and strength to you and yours, hi to all the family!
February 3rd, 2007 at 10:57 am
Thanks for welcoming me. Your pics of Brazil are gorgeous.
February 3rd, 2007 at 11:51 am
Thanks for taking me to the mall! I really appreciate it. We’re going to nap now. Hope you had a good lunch Rxxx
February 4th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
hey thanks for the welcome. brazil huh? thats defenitely cool
February 6th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
Primaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Poxaaaa! Que pena que vcs tiveram que voltarrrr!!! =/
Já fiquei com saudades, mesmo não podendo estar lá em Salvador com vcs! Sei que ficou muito difÃÂcil de viram todos aqui em Recife né???
Até pq, com a confusão que o nosso espaço aéreo brasileiro estava… ficava até arriscado, vcs virem!
Mas olha, amei ter falado mcom vc por telefone, e tb ter tido a oportunidade de ter ido em Setembro pra rever Michael e Érika!! Foi Muito legallll!!!
Acho que eles tem fotos comigo, daàvc poderá ver como estou, depois de tantosssss anos!! Hihihihihi…
Bem espero reve-la em breve! Aliás, vc irá ficar morando na Flórida mesmo ou vai se mudar pra Boston???
Me avisa, pq não queria perder contato com vcs!!
Bem, espero que tuo esteja ótimo por aÃÂ! Manda um beijãoo em todossss!!!
Beijos da prima que esta com saudades,
Vivi’s
February 7th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
Well, first of all, the thank you for reading. Looks like you’re having fun traveling. Now…the band name is Riddley. If you’re having problems with the website, we are on iTunes. Just type in Riddley, or “The Quick Goodbye”, which is the album name. MySpace is the real band website. http://www.myspace.com/riddleymusic
check us out. we’re hot.
February 13th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Niza this place is beautiful! No wonder you love it there. Can’t wait to see you again, hopefully in a warm climate!
February 15th, 2007 at 10:58 am
Oi prima,
Vc vai vim tambem pra tampa dia 24, pro makers of fire?
Abraço
February 22nd, 2007 at 2:25 am
Hi Niza! How are you doing? We’re in the process of putting everything in storage! I know you know what that’s like! Could you email me a postal address for you and Alex? Thanks! Miss you.
February 22nd, 2007 at 3:51 pm
hi erica - you’re welcome
lon and alex - thank you.
laurie - it was indeed great to go back and spend time with the fam.
deana - hmmm… haha… i’ll try and keep that up.
lu - did you get my response to your email? luv ya and miss you too!
beth - why… thank you! i changed it since your comment though.
carrie - it was great to see david and the group… gosh, i miss you guys and mosaic!
steve - yeah, you need to update more often. loved the sound, you guys are really good.
keith - tell faith i’m still waiting for her call. we’re supposed to go out for coffee… or hot chocolate
thetheologianscafe, womanontheedge and jesusmotopsycho - thanx for coming by.
nic - good to hear from you, as always. let’s us know if we can help with your blog. good to see that the house is getting built and i’m sorry about all the stuff that got stolen… bummer. say hi to cathryn for me.
rachel - i had such a great time with you guys here… i’m very depressed now that everyone is gone. you have to come back so we do the hot krispy kremes in winter park
sorry about the delay in your move. hope it all comes to an end soon… yes, i do know how frustrating it can be.
vivi - é uma pena mesmo que não pude te ver. próxima vez, hein?
gwen - alex and mike have been talking about another fishing trip so i might be seeing you soon… yay!
marcelinho - que pena não vamos nos ver. faça uma visita a orlando, tá?
March 5th, 2007 at 9:26 am
Niza, your pictures are always so beautiful and full of color! I’m just now starting to get into photography (my background is in video production) so taking stills is still kinda new to me. It’s good to get to read more of your stuff. Take care and bring back some brazillian cuisine for me
nicholas
March 6th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
Take me to Brazil with you! Or come to me
I’m missing you right now. I need to come up with something new to comment on your blogs though, besides the depressing feeling that I miss you. But I do and I will until we are together again eating Peanut M&M’s! Mmmmmmmm…. that sounds so good right now!
March 15th, 2007 at 11:33 pm
Niza my love I miss you terribly!!! Can you come visit?!!!!
March 16th, 2007 at 9:53 am
OK I was thinking about you again this morning … I miss you!!
Maybe our husbands need to come up with an excuse for us to get together … don’t they have some work they need to do that requires face to face meetings??!?!!
April 15th, 2007 at 11:37 am
wow its been a while since u posted. and yes he is one of my classmates
April 21st, 2007 at 11:24 pm
So are you coming out here for Origins? I miss you.:(
April 25th, 2007 at 9:13 am
Girl!
I love these places… that mercado… I bought so many souveners there… and a painting… and ate some great lobster… and along that winding road went to the best restaurant… over looking the sea… Salvador is so beautiful! It is great to see it in pictures … miss u!
Wendy