Funny how things end up. You travel to Europe, and it takes you to Brazil. Twice. Soon to be thrice.

Brazil is an amazing, under-rated country. Beautiful and rebellious. The people are friendly and welcoming. You learn what to do and what not to do quickly.

Back in 2011, Jordan and I traveled back to the “Happiest Place on Earth” after aborting Norway and Finland. We met up with Vashti again who came with us to Berlin, where we said our final goodbye. After this, we headed to Prague. This is where everything changed for the better. This is where I met Julia, from Rio de Janeiro, and Yasmine, her best friend. After a few late nights of serious drinking and mornings of serious hangovers, we befriended them quickly. We met them in Paris shortly after, where you could say, we lived a “Fairy Tale”. Let’s fast-forward now… in February of 2012, I headed down to Brazil, where I met up with Julia. Oh, yes… Carnival… now that was an experience everyone should experience.

A month and a half later, Julia came to Victoria where she spent almost 4.5 months with myself.

Now, I am back in Brazil. Having visited Florianopolis, an island in south-east Brazil for a weekend, you can really see the diversity this country has to offer. Nothing at all like Rio, let me tell you! Floripa (for short) is a lot like Victoria… spread out, green, medium size population, excellent seafood, etc…

Distance is nothing from the first step to the last. The world is a small place. J’taime.