Latin America adventure

I'm off in two days for Brazil. Of course, I feel hesitant and unsure of my plans. If it wasn't for the dogs, I probably wouldn't feel so stressed out about leaving. But, I know that once I get on the road, all will be well and my travelling bug will kick back into high gear. So, I'm slated for Brazil for 1 month, Guatemala for 6 weeks and Belize for 3 weeks. I'm attempting to increase the time that I have in Brazil and will see how it goes. My main goals for this trip are to 1) Speak Spanish functionally and 2) Come up with an idea for my PhD research.
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Florian, Stephane and me (Jesus is taking the photo) at Miami beach in March 2007. My friends from the Asia travelling extravaganza of 2006.