y tambien...

My Brazialian work collegue Flavia gave me a few travel tips yesterday.

Most of them addressed the one thousand and one ways that enterprising thieves will try and steal my wallet when in busy touristy areas. On a slightly serious note, most of these crimes are crimes of desperation - people have to do this otherwise they can't eat - and they wont hesitate for a second to stab you. Your life is nothing to them, and whatever you have got in your wallet is not worth your own life. The poverty in some areas is going to be fairly confronting and Im trying to mentally prepare myself for that, but I dont think that you can really understand until you see it with your own eyes.

Also, ive been warned not to wear socks and sandels combo, because I will look like a gringo american tourist. Hmmm, where can I bye a pair of those crocs?

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