Nocturnal Celestial Emissions from The SeaGoose Nebula

My time rolls on. Since I have been moved to Brazil I felt that I had to take the time to learn the city of Salvador. That being my first order of business, I went about it and feel I have accomplished it. With Christmas approaching, it is getting hot. Summer is peaking and it will soon come to full force. I now think about how I have not been through a Salvador summer since before I moved to America more then eighteen years ago. Since the summer in America is winter here, and that is the only time I had the chance to come and visit, I missed out on the experience. I feel prepared for it and cant wait. Carnival is coming soon as well, and it is a huge street party here in Salvador and many say a whole lot better then in Rio, there it is more of a parade. In Salvador it is millions of people hitting the streets for a few days and getting crazy.

Before Carnival their is a more of a religious festival called Lavagem do Bonfim (Washing of Bonfim church) Second Thursday in January. A Candomblé festival culminating in the ritual cleansing of Bonfim church in Salvador, Bahia. This year it falls on the 14th of January, I had not heard much about this festival but from what I am told that people walk from a point to a Bonfim Church for the cleansing ritual. But afterwords there is also a great party that takes place and I am told it is a fun as Carnival. Candomblé is a religion with its origins in Catholicism and old traditional African religions, so it should be great. I am looking very foreword to it because it should be a great opportunity to take great photos.

(Picture of the Bonfin Festival. Link to Photo http://media.photobucket.com/image/Salvador%20Brazil%20January%2014th%20Lavagem%20do%20Bonfim/cacau18/lavagem.jpg)

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After sometime of not seeing my mom she arrives here in Brazil on Thursday, I am very excited. I have been cleaning my house like crazy, you know all the stuff you do before a parent arrives.

This weekend I am going to a friends farm. Well he is the boyfriend of my cousin Lua. Maderson is his name his father owns a farm and it is a holiday this weekend, on Sunday the holiday is called Children’s Day and on Monday it is another holiday so everyone also has off. I think that it will be a very a good time and a great opportunity to tour the outskirts of Salvador. That is something that I have been dying to do. I do not own a car and have not many ways to explore the state of Bahia so I jump at the chance too.

My writing has been chugging along and I can say I am some what happy with my progress. I hope to be done with this book within the year, or at least the last day of the year. If I can get accomplish the completion of this novel it will be great. I accidentally ran into an idea of another book the other day, which is good too.

I am going to take many pictures at the farm this weekend so it will be great. I will post them when I get back.

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