Top Ten from Brazil

I have always been a fan of lists... that is, making lists, and then not quite accomplishing all the items on said lists. David Letterman certainly puts lots of stock in lists, and I am ready to do the same since we are down to our last day overseas. Below is my amateur attempt at a Top Ten, specifically the Top Ten Things I Have Learned While In Brazil.

10. The myth of Brazilian beauty is true. If you are a male. And you believe the hype.

9. If you forget how to say it in Portuguese, just smile and nod. Or else embarrass yourself in Spanish.

8. Rotary meetings are better with blazers. Just kidding.

7. Everyone should know their caipirinha limit. Three is good. Two is better, for the sake of the rest of us.

6. There are two seasons in Brazil: the season when it rains every day, and the season when it rains all day.

5. There is no need to eat dinner. (You should have stuffed your face at the lunch buffet.)

4. Tarzan does not live in the jungle, nor do many leopards or monkeys. Go to the zoo instead.

3. Stop signs are optional. So are most traffic signals, especially red lights.

2. Trundle beds are not just for Puritans anymore.

1. There is no place like home.