happy birthday u.s.a. :D

so here i am, for the second year in a row, not in the u.s. for the 4th of july. weird. i still went to work today and there aren´t patriotic songs and american flags hanging all over the place, but it is still my independence day :) i actually almost even forgot it was today since there wasn´t anyone or anything around to remind me until one of my brazilian co-workers wished me a happy 4th of july...i was a little surprised, much as i am when i meet someone for the first time and they speak english to me. pleasant surprise though :D

to everyone in the u.s., live it up today :) as much as traveling has taught me and allowed me to experience and appreciate other cultures, it´s also taught me to appreciate my own too, and i´m very proud to call myself american despite some of the things i´ve heard about americans here that might or might not have been true. well, no one´s perfect i guess, but yay for fireworks, family, friends, cookouts, parades, beer, and a blue summer sky :)

happy birthday, america.