Ok, I saw some capes. I’m good. This morning I took a fantastic, although ultimately unsuccessful, excursion to what I thought was a gluten-free bakery out in a residential area on the “new “side of town. It was definitely not a bakery, and they didn’t have any gluten-free products, except for ice cream (which was Continue reading

Argh! I was right – and I am so disappointed! It IS Winter Break and these Harry Potter capes aren’t coming back until literally the weekend after I leave! There are clearly students around here, but not a cape in sight! Maybe when we tour the Harry Potter-esque Library on Saturday, there will be some Continue reading

I’m spending a lot of time in supermarkets. Today was very rainy, so I only went out once for a walk to the other big supermarket in town. I definitely learn more Portuguese from standing in the supermarket reading labels than I do from videos or apps. I still can’t speak anything other than Good Continue reading