World Cup Begins!!!! June the 12th and the day when the whole worlds eyes will be on Brazil. After not much sleep again I decided to get up early and have breakfast with Perpetua before she headed off to work. Tonight I am flying to Macapa in the north of Brazil but after lunch before the World Cup begins Perpetua had offered to take me to the airport. I used the time I had in the morning to organize the last of my things, contact upcoming hosts, send photos and ...

Everybody's Friend! After another sleepless night partly due to the extreme heat and partly due to my mind racing all night; I was up early to prepare a nice breakfast for Perpetua. First I made a passionfruit, banana and pineapple creamy juice and banana and granola pancakes with a side of baked Cinamon apples. I am starting to realize I should maybe work as a chef as I really enjoy creating new recipes and I get such a good feeling when people enjoy my food. On...

Organic Markets & Zumba! This morning Perpetua and I had organized to meet in a square in the centre - near to where Perpetua does her Pilates class. After some breakfast I made my way in walking; although I like walking- it is far from a pleasant experience in this city with some of the worst sidewalks I have ever seen. The organic market was tiny and there were only two stalls open so we sat at some table and chairs and tried to come up with an alternative ...

Perpetuas House!! Another half decent sleep and I was up bright and early talking to my fellow Couchsurfers and saying my goodbyes to my host Sara. It was unfortunate that Sara couldn't speak English and I couldn't speak Portuguese as it was quite difficult to share any meaningful conversation. At around 9am I walked in the steaming hot sun to my new host; Perpetuas place - about a 40 minute walk into the city. Perpetua lives in a beautiful apartment complex and ...

Fortaleza!! After quite a good sleep in the hammock; I woke up early and did some exercises and made breakfast. Sara had to do some marking (she is an Art Teacher) so I decided to go for a walk into the city centre. As it is Sunday absolutely everything on the walk into the city was closed and the streets were completely empty - quiet eary. However when I arrived in the city centre there was some movement and there were quite a few people around the church and th...