August 1, 2006

• 1. Having internet in my house, rather than a bus ride away

  
  

  2. Apple sause. i opened the frige and saw it. i’d forgotten about apple sause.

  
  

  3. Panera Bread

  
  

  4. Libraries. they are so nice.

  
  

  5. Comics. in English.

  
  

  6. Bathrooms. being able to flush the toilet paper down–even though Anna confessed that she did it in Brasil too

  
  

  7. My car. i didn’t forget how to drive, thank goodness.

  
  

  8. A choice of hot or cold water knobs. i only had one hot shower since February, and i think that was a freak accident.

  
  

  9. Family. of course. and a brother that has already managed to smash my toes twice and tell me all about everything without really saying anything.

  
  

  10. Parks. beauty speaks when my heart cannot.

  
  

  So that is my list of cool amazing things in the US so far. we got in this afternoon without too much of a problem…In Sao Paulo, our plane arrived late, so we got in the customs line five minutes before we were to board. i went right though, but Anna got stopped…apparently, something is weird on her visa and it was only for 30 days. she was in Brasil 54 days. After waiting over 10 minutes, the guy said we had to leave, find the federal police (FBI), and see what they said. while our plane was boarding. we found the police and no one in the office spoke English…but we managed. they were nice and just said when she comes back she has to pay a 8R$ a day fine for the extra 24 days…we signed the paper and ran back, waited in the line…and walked right on the plane. That was a God thing. Anna felt pretty dangerous, being an illigal immigrant and all. i just felt grateful we made it.

  
  

  i feel amazingly detached from…me…life…i feel like i am looking out the eyes of some other person, seeing memories and visions from the past. Brasil is so very real and so very foggy, while the US seems to be a maze of activity flying past me.

  
  

  God, show me the way.

  
  

   

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