Paranagua

Altough the Lonely Planet judges Curitiba as a 1-day city, we spent two days there and still haven't seen everything. Perhaps I'll come back in one of my weekend trips again, to see the rest. Anyway, we had a lot of fun, visiting the most important tourist attractions, which are conveniently linked by a circular tourist bus. Very practical. On the second day we met two German boys from Florianopolis, so we had some company for the rest of the day and for the day in Morretes.
Because yesterday at 8:15 in the morning we took the train from Curitiba to Morretes. A stunning trips through the tropic forest here in South Brasil with some heart-shaking bridges and abysses. Definetly worth it. For more information: www.serraverdeexpress.com.br

The day we spent in Morretes with the two Germans. In fact we walked. 7 km until coming to a river where the water was "imapriopiado" to swim. So we just tugged our feed in there and then went back. Another 7 km without shadows in the glistening 30C-sun. But the "Sundown-Sunblocker, Factor 50" does work. No burning yet.

At night the boys returned to Curitiba and we went on to the coast to Paranagua. The interesting thing here ist the island in front of Paranagua: Ilha do Mel (honey island). Unfortunately the island is totaly loaded with tourists already, so we´ll only spent the days there and sleeping here in Paranagua. The hotel this time wasn't that great. Tomorrow we will switch to the youth hostel right in the city center and next to the peer where the ship to Ilha do Mel starts off.

Up to know the trip has been exciting with lots of lots of new impressions. And already more than 220 fotos. As soon as possible I'll put some of them online. Promised.

And now ANja and me will drink another Mango-Pineapple juice (natural of course) to cool down a little bit. Beijos and Feliz ano novo (happy new year) from this side of the planet.

Christmas in family

After church we met at Danis grandmothers house for dinner and presents and talking and talking and talking and talking. This famlily is even more talkative than mine!

We got a lot a lot a lot to eat. First meat, than sweets. All very good, altough an intersting mix. Please note our X-mas-Cookies in this picture (on the right). A third of them never left the house, because they burned. Another third part didn't look like it was expected to... but the rest was really fine. And nobody complained (not knowing what real Vaniellekipferl should look and taste like) .

We didn't expect any presents. In fact we were glad to have a family to spent christmas with. But, Brazilians just love giving presents too much. So we both got this cute photo frame. For me with red (well, pink) hair and for Anja in blond. CUUUUTE. A REAL brazilian present.

This is Dani and me. This picture will end up in my photo frame ;-)

And this is the natalitiy scene, Danis grandmother prepares every year. Red light for Jesus to come....

X-mas in Church

There was no presentation of the Christmas Story, but a living 'precepio' (=nativity scene). My first catholic service. Different from lutheranian service AND different from German Church.










It was raining a little bit while we were waiting for Danieles father to pick us up right next to the recycling christmas tree

under the umbrella: Dani, Stefy and Anja.

university II

I AM ON VACATION!!!!
Which means I now have 2,5 month to do whatever I like. No homeworks to do, no exams to study for, no texts to read! YES!
But I already chose the subjects for next semester. So here you go:
Tuesday, 14-18h: Processos e Atores na Política Internacional Contemporânea (Processes and actors of contemporary international politics)
Wednesday, 14-18h: Individualimsmo e Contemporaneidade - Consideracoes sobre o íntimo, o privado e o público (Individuality and contemporanity - considerations about intimity, privacy and public)
Thursday, 14-18h: Sociologia do Desenvolvimente Latino-Americano (Sociology of latin-american development)
Thursday, 19:30-23h: Estudos de Sexualidade, Gênero e Corporalidade (Studies about Sexuality, Gender and Corporality)
Friday, 14-18h: Grandes Correntes e Tendências Políticas No Mundo Contemporâneo (Big Current and tendencies in the contemporary world)
In fact I DON'T know yet what are these classes about. But I liked the titles ;-)