ITCHY

At the farm there were tiny black flies, similar to our midge or noseeum, and they LOVED me! I now have these ugly red spots all over my legs and arms from where they bit me and they itch like nothing I've ever had before! Oh well, two more days and I should be back to normal :P
We went to a party at the university the other night which turns out was the biggest party that they have all year! There were live bands, fireworks, drinks, you name it. One of the weirdest things is being able to openly have alcohol of all kinds out in the open... people were standing around their 26ers and it was completely legal! Weird... haha It was a lot of fun. We got to meet some of Joao and Vanessa's friends who luckily all speak english so we weren't just standing there in silence. After being at the university we went to a little bar and hung out there for a while before all heading home.
Next morning was a slow one followed by a bbq at Joao's house! All you can eat meat! hahaha it was awesome. We finally met his roomate Rua and we watched a lot of soccer. A truly Brazilian night! Today we took the bus back home from Joao's - all by ourselves! And now that we're all showered and freshened up there's going to be a bit of a celebration for one of Vanessa's friends who just defended her Masters today. Not much to update but wanted to let you all know everything is good!