Elliot's
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August, 31
2005.
Dear friends, I arrived in Rio at exactly 11:28am (local time).
As soon as I arrived I met aunt Irene. Little Nicholas and uncle
Julio are not here at the moment. Uncle Julio is at work and
Nicholas is at his grandma's home today. Aunt Irene said he'll
sleep there tonight and will return only tomorrow. When I got
out of my traveling box, I first saw Lully. She seemed to be
very curious about me. Then, I got really scared... aunt Irene
has two cats in her family too!!! No one told me that before.
When Cleo and Sophie approached, I tried to hide into my traveling
box again, but aunt Irene told me not to be scared because they
are very friendly cats. Uff!!! I was so relieved. I'm sure we
will all get along very well. Aunt Irene has just taken a few
pictures of me. I promise to write on my diary often, so all
my friends can read about what I'm doing in Rio. :o) Hope you all come back soon!
Love, Elliot |
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Below
you can see the southern part of the city where most of the beaches
are concentrated. It is also where the Sugar Loaf and the Corcovado
are located. This is the touristic part of the city and where
I will be often visiting many beautiful places. Can't wait to
start my city tour with little Nicholas, aunt Irene and aunt
Lu, who offered to drive us to some of the places we want to
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Elliot: Finally in Rio
after a long 9-day journey from California! Let me get out of
this traveling box and ring the bell. Can't wait to meet everyone.
Ding Dong! Helloooooo!!!!! Anybody home? |
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Elliot: Hi there Lully,
nice to meet you. My name is Elliot and I'm a cute little mouse
who is on a worldwide journey. I will spend some time here with
you and your family. Hey, watch out! That tickles. Hey, this
straw hat is mine, don't bite it...let go, let go. I promise
to let you use it later. Let me just unpack everything first.
Can't wait to get out of here and rest a little bit. Your mommy
is preparing me something to eat and drink. I'm starving! |
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Lully: Mommy, can you
tell me what is this mouse doing here? Hope he won't eat my food.
I won't share anything...I'm telling you! |
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Sophie: Hi there little
one! Who are you? Are you a mouse? Purrrrr..... Cleo!!
Elliot: Oh, no! Somebody help me, please! Aunt Irene,
where are you!!!! Stop taking pictures and get me outta here! |
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Elliot: Ni-ni-ce ki-ki-ki-ki-tty,
please do-do-don't eat me...ple-ple-ple-please!!! |
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Elliot: Ok, ok. Aunt Irene
told me that Sophie and Cleo are friendly, but... a little precaution
is always good, so...let me hide here for a while.
Oh, no, I haven't taken a plane to the Amazon, this is not the
Amazon rain forest. Aunt Irene has really lots of plants at home.
All so beautiful. |
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Elliot: Aunt Irene, what's
the season here after all? I thought it was Winter, but the clock
shows 37ºC/98.6ºF. Is this right??? Let me take this
jacket off before I melt.
Irene: Yes,
Elliot. That's right. We're having the warmest days in Rio this
winter since 5 years ago, that's what I heard on the news. Yesterday
it was even warmer. Don't worry about Sophie and Cleo, you can
get out of there now and sit on the couch. I'll be back soon!
Just feel yourself at home. |
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Elliot: No way! If she
thinks I'll get out of here she is really mistaken. I'll stay
here until she's back. Oh, that's great, a place in the shadow
to relax... I'm so-OOOhhhh sleepy now... think I'm going to....
zzzzz.....zzzzzzz
Irene: Hey Elliot, where
are you? Here is your coffee. I'll bring you some cookies too. |
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Elliot: Hmmm, that smells
good. Thanks aunt Irene! I've heard somewhere that Brazilian
coffee is served in a small cup like this, that's why Brazilians
call it "cafezinho", which is the diminutive word for
"café" (coffee in Portuguese), right?. I've
also heard that Brazilians drink it all the time. In the morning,
between the meals, when meeting friends... that's interesting.
I'll certainly learn many things during this trip. Now, I'll
taste this genuine Brazilian coffee....hmmm....great! |
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Elliot: Bed time for me
now. I think Nicholas won't mind me using his crib while he's
not here. I'm so tired. Need to take some time to rest before
meeting the rest of the family and aunt Lu. Aunt Irene said they
will take me to many beautiful places in Rio. Use the links at
the bottom of this page to see other entries in my diary. See
you later! Zzzzzzzzz.....
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