mardi gras, maladies, and mc's

i know i'm a couple of weeks late, i know...

but last week, "fat tuesday," mardi gras, carnaval, or whatever you want to call it came in with bang in countries around the world. as i lived in a city with one of the largest carnavals in brazil, salvador, i got to hear a lot about the preparations and everything from my friends still there :) friends around the world revered the celebrations in their respective countries and posted pictures, so i figured i'd do the same :) in the u.s., unlike in some countries, we don't get national holidays or anything for this holiday (the whole separation of church and state thing i guess...), but for those willing to turn their weekend into one of partying madness, flying beads, and crazy costumes, the celebration can be found (massive street party style) in none other than new orleans, louisiana.

it's something i'd always wanted to experience at least once in my life, and this year, even with a test the day after my return, i made it out there with a group of 9 amazing people. finally! so this is how we do carnaval in the u.s....


on another note, i've been consistently sick since the day before this all took place (2 weeks ago), but i'm hoping i'll be better soon :)

...and i'm turning in my mc southern cone application today. we'll see where this goes...