First off, I'd like to share a random story. On the plane on the way over, they were passing out newspapers and I took a USA Today. As I was attempting to do the crossword, I noticed that one of the clues was "Kappa Kappa Gamma women". Possibly one of the top 5 highlights of the flight. Don't worry, I saved it.
If Dow is any sort of representation of the rest of the country, I'm starting to figure out why Brazilian women manage to stay so thin. First off, there is a scale by the door to the Dow cafeteria, so you can actually weigh yourself before you go in. The guys on my audit tried to convince me that you were charged for your meal based on consumption. They said that you were weighed before and after your meal and charged based on the difference. I didn't fall for that one. Later in the week, I also notice that there is a scale in the women's restroom! And they have calorie counts on all the food items at the breakfast buffet at my hotel and on the lunch menu at the Dow cafeteria. They don't tell you the serving size that the calories apply to but I think it's interesting that they're there.
Another thing about this place is that everyone brushes there teeth after lunch. And because it's such a common practice, they actually have shelves in the bathroom that people keep a little kit in with their toothbrush and toothpaste. Seeing as I'm one of those nerds that keeps a toothbrush in her desk at work, I kinda wish that we had the same practice in Midland.
Every day after lunch people take a walk around the block. Dow is in one of the business districts of Sao Paulo (it's so big that I have to assume there is more then one) and it's surround by other company buildings like Deloitte, Pfizer, Bayer, and some big buildings with a lot of offices. And amongst all these buildings there is also...a Hooters. I find that very amusing. It's kind of like when they build a Hooters next to Ethan Allen in some city that I've been in.
The people of my hotel have figured out that I'm not Brazilian (I think my lack of Portuguese gave it away) but rather then speaking to me in English, they now speak to me in Spanish. It doesn't really bother me but I think it's funny.
When I went down to breakfast this morning, the restaurant was packed. I saw some guy wearing a Planet Hollywood shirt...or at least that's what I thought it was until I noticed about 50 other people were wearing the same shirt. And what I thought was the Planet Hollywood logo was really a globe with some red writing on it. I think the conference has something to do with technology.
Wednesdays and Saturdays in this country are Black Beans and Rice Day. Seriously. So that's what was for lunch today. I guess the real meal is actually served with pork but here they seperate it out so I was able to try it. It was actually pretty good. The beans were way better then the ones I had in Mexico. Rice is pretty much just rice. So I can say that I've had my first traditional Brazilian meal! How exciting!!
Well, that's all for now. I hope that all is well back where you guys are reading this!
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