Dance Anyone? Day 1 part 2 February 9th

The main activities in the afternoon at the camp out were soccer, volleyball, the pool and for those patient people who waited in line for a long time, zip lining.  Well happily I can say that I was able to participate in all but the soccer activity.  This is kind of how my day went down,

• Volleyball on the small court by the pool
• Waiting in line for a solid 40 minutes to be able to zip line!  
• Going back and forth between the cold and warm pools
• And then when it started to rain, played some volleyball in the freezing rain until the thunder convinced us to go inside. 

Later that day after dinner there was another fantastic dance the leaders put on.  It was Hawaii themed and so everyone wore flower themed shirts and pants.  It was probably the best dance I've ever been too.  Because it was Hawaii themed they played plenty of American songs (including many hip hop) and plenty of forro.  I love the Brazilians dances compared to many of the American dances because of the opportunity the guys have to actually dance with the girl.  The Brazilian traditional dances of forro and and sertaneja give you a great opportunity to meet new people and have plenty of fun as opposed to the dances in the U.S where the only couple dances are slow dancing (or swing and cha cha for the few that know it)  There is definitely a great advantage being in a country where the overall culture is the same for everyone (where as in the states everyone grows up in a different culture).  For example, for the most part everyone in Brazil loves rice and beans, drinks Guaraná, talks football and everyone dances forro!