There was a cold snap sometime during our stay in Iguazu and I have come down with a chest infection which is becoming alarmingly normal for me at this time of the year, its no problem though, im self-medicating with the broad spectrum anti-biotics (Doxy) my Dr gave me for Malaria. If anyone with medical qualifications thinks im an idiot please let me know (by the way i mean idiot for taking those specific antibiotics, not in general. Also if you think I show talent for the medical industry, let me know too).
Anyway, I am in Florianopolis now which is actually a really great place for 2 months during the summer. Pity about that considering it is in the middle of winter at the moment. But the locals here are very friendly and helpful here, even though I am pretty rude and speak at them in Spanish (which is still more effective than English) because I do not have a Portuguese phrase book and cannot be arsed trying to learn it in 2 weeks. Had a great time walking around Centro yesterday and even bought myself some new soccer boots.
Also just a side note, someone told me you use a new part of your brain when learning another language (as opposed to the bit of your brain your mother tongue uses). This is really starting to confuse me as I am constantly trying to learn Cantonese to try and speak with my grandmother, and now I am trying to learn Spanish to get around South America. The problem is I called my Chinese grandmother last night and started to speak Spanish to her. She was very confused, and so was I. Everytime i tried to say something in Cantonese it came out in Spanish. I got really annoyed and reverted back to basic English which worked ok. This is another reason why I am hesitant to even try speaking Portuguese.
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