São Paulo so far...

yesterday was my one month anniversary of being in sao paulo...around one month ago i made a very bold and naive statement that "i am sao paulo", having left gezillig amsterdam after 1.5 years were i felt like i could say "i was amsterdam" after the famous council campaign...

i think indeed i will need at least 1.5 years before i can say the same thing about sao paulo...this city is maaaaassive....360 degree views of high rise buildings and never ending traffic...but it is full of life and warm and friendly people....

here you can see some of the sites that have happily become most familiar to me in my first month - the high rises of sao paulo, but from ibirapuera park; the view from the balcony of my temporary flat; my friend marcio, who has helped me, amongst many things, to buy a phone, find an apartment and discover the thick shakes at Bob's Burgers (meal in a drink); and my friends karl (aussie) and denise (brasiliera) who have been helping me to settle in, find cool restaurants and meet friends here (not to mention the dvd's of cricket, AFL and league!) - obviously this photo is from their wedding a couple of years ago, they don't get around in these kind of clothes normally ;)

i'm looking forward to continuing these sites but also expanding my horizons