Baile Do Hawai is an event that happens
every year in Sao Pedro (the city I’m staying in) People dress up in fancy
clothes and go and listen to a band play…well that’s what I got told beforehand.
I thought it would be some kind of graduation ball but really I had no idea
what to expect from this day. People had been talking about Baile Do Hawai for WEEKS before hand, planning
what clothes they were going to wear, what shoes to buy, how they were going to
do their hair, and naturally I got caught up in that. I decided that I wanted
to wear a dress, but instead of going to buy a new one I used a dress I bought
back home in the UK and got it taken in to my size (totally LOVE the fact I’ve
lost weight since I’ve arrived in brazil, bad side is I have to spent money
getting the clothes taken in >.<)
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| my semi- new dress |
I also went shopping with a few of my
class mates so I could buy the perfect shoes that went with my dress. After all
the shopping, the taking in and the countless hours of talking about Baile Do Hawai the big night finally arrived. I
kind of forgot about Baile Do Hawai
due to the fact of the whole moving house thing that was going on. But as soon
as my (old) host parents had left my attention turned to Baile Do Hawai . It
started at 11:30 at night, so my family was going to turn up an hour later.
After a quick nap (I get tired reaaally easily…or I’m just lazy >.<) a
shower and dressing session I was ready to party. The party was going to be held
at the local club which had a swimming pool. I had only been there once and I was
egar to see what they would do with the place. The theme of the party was Hawaii
and they really did pull it off! As I entered
the floor had been covered with sand.
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| the sand covered entrance |
As you walked in you had the option to
have a wreath of flowers given to you, I choose to accept :) They had Hawaiian
belly dancers and a massive water fountain. Once you had entered the main area
you could see everything. There was a massive table full of fruit that people
could eat when and how they pleased. There was a big main stage and a smaller
stage. The main stage had a band and was playing all types of music; they even
attempted to sing in English. However the smaller stage was playing a type of Brazilian
music called Pagode.
I spent most of the night dancing with my school friends
to Pagode and only left at four in the morning when my mother decided to go
home. After taking a shower after I had
gotten home, it was time for me to sleep in my new bed in my new room with my
new separate bathroom. I guess this means that a new chapter of my exchange was
starting. :)