Found

Another Scorching, Rocking, Smelly and Beautiful week in my beloved São Paulo. 

I can finally say with some confidence that I'm learning my way around this city. This is a tremendous relief as getting lost here as often as I was, looking like the Gringa I am, really wasn't so safe for obvious reasons. 

As of now I can find my way from my lush neighborhood of Alimação to the bustling streets of Avanida Paulista, to the rooms of my music school, with my eyes closed- I take this root often. 

  

" it just doesn't seem like a day in your life if you don't get lost at least once" 

I've been spending a lot of my life here in SP taking music classes at this rocking place called Souza Lima. I enjoy singing, but until now only in the shower or with the radio twice the volume.However, I enjoy being around musical people - even if I don't speak their language -music or Portuguese- I'm learning! .
And I've adjusted to listening to Stevie Wonder  rock and roll as early as 9am.

I think the music notes are really cute.

While all primary schools in São Paulo have uniforms, universities do not. But my school sure seems to have one, we were all wearing music related shirts - Beatles, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones...! 

Most of the music I hear here is actually American, which does make me feel at home but doesn't help with my Portuguese !

Avanida Paulista is a very lively place where people are constantly trying to communicate with me. Usually it's to join their cause, beg for money, or ask for directions. Othertimes I have no idea what they want from me, it seems that the strangers of Paulista are just being friendly- which is a bit out of place for such a big city. Also I don't know what it is about me that inspires so many daily inquires about  directions, perhaps I finally look like I know where I'm going ?