Off to Brazil

Hi,

Ok, I'm leaving for the airport in an hour so I'm gonna have to make this quick. Not going to be as in depth as most of my blogs are.

Sorry I haven't posted for two weeks - the entire first leg of my program! We've been having tons of lectures and classes and readings and site visits and social events so it's hard to find free time (and then when I do, I go out and have fun!)

I went on a ghost tour, and let me tell you, New Orleans is haunted. Seriously haunted. I thought potentially ghosts could exist before, and not that I've seen any, but I'm convinced.

Went to a jazz club called Preservation Hall, which was a really small venue but also amazing, because the musicians were so clear and pure in their sound.

We went to a second line, which is an event where anyone can come and parade down the streets and dance to live jazz music. This is a way for community members to meet each other or see each other after a long time and catch up.

Somehow typing this feels a bit inorganic, and I'm sure it sounds that way, too. Especially because my title is not its usual, clever self. I think I need to start taking more notes so that I can remember things I've done and write about them more in depth later. I guess it's just different because I'm not traveling independently for this trip, so being in a group and doing everything they do it's like... really cool and fun but also makes me less willing to write about stuff because it feels less unique or it feels like you guys should already know or something (which of course is a silly way to look at it). Plus, being so social all the time decreases my internal need to write. I guess that's personal growth. But maybe I should find a way to balance it.

The thing is that if I really wanted to write about the things that have had the greatest effect on me so far, then I'd have to tell you about the group dynamic and my relationships with other people, but you know I don't write about other people over the internet so....

But maybe when I get to Brazil it will be easier. Not sure. I promised to show you some photos, but I can't really get good internet access and I have to leave real soon, so when I get a chance I'll let you see. There's a few on Facebook.

I forget if I ever chose a new tagline.
Emily