Politickin'

Last night was the big city elections deal. I don't know what positions were elected or who won but this means that all those people driving around in cars with huge speakers either hanging out of the trunk or strapped to the roof blasting songs about candidates won't be around anymore, which is definitely ok with me. The weather broke 100 degrees today too. That was FUUUUUN. Not. I went to the gym anyways. Oh, and I'm a little over two months into my exchange and I just figured out how to change the temperature of the shower. I thought the little switch on the shower head would effect the pattern of the water or whatever but it actually is there because there are only three temperature options. #1: Scalding hot #2: Pretty cold and #3: This setting is for cryogenicly freezing things, I don't know why they would put it where some poor confused American might accidentally switch it on and damn near give himself a heart attack. I felt like Han Solo in Return of the Jedi. Also attached are pictures from my trip last weekend (mostly of us in Araxa, a city famous for its sulfur springs and huge hotel), some of people burning stuff in the streets, one of my host dad and brother and I at 2 in the morning after he dragged me out of bed and insisted I sing with them (I've mentioned the Rod Stewart obsession, right?), some graffiti of...Brazilian words of wisdom and finally cashew fruit (cashew nuts grow on top of a cashew fruit, which is like a cross between a mango and a pineapple). Ok, they aren't uploading. They'll be there soon though. Just use your imagination and Google Image Search for now.