The "perfect days" we've been having ended yesterday, Thursday November 6. First, at the Porto Alegre airport, we waited at the wrong area, next as we were being checked at the X-ray section, I was stopped to be checked -- palms and backpack inspected. Then later Mai was called to remove her battery pack from one of her suitcases.
Further we learned we didn't have hotel rooms reserved and Leonardo sent messages about booking us between a hotel outside of Sao Paulo versus a BNB on Paulista Street or area. We chose the BNB for the location, but when we arrived Sao Paulo and were met by the taxi driver were informed we would be staying at the Comfort hotel rather than the BNB.
Mai had some other difficulties but the "bad streak ended" at 6 pm when Leonardo picked us up for a ride and dinner and dessert in Sao Paulo.
Sao Paulo reminds me of Manila - huge, sprawling, busy, crowded city.
So, here we are through Saturday for Mai and Sunday for me.
PS: I was heartened to hear from Lorena who picked up a copy of the Portuguese translation of my Selected Short Stories at the Porto Alegre Book Fair. She writes:
"Cecilia, I started to read your beautiful book. I was searching for the story about the woman who wanted to wear a wedding dress that didn't fit her. I ended up reading the other one named The Turkish Dressmaker.
Wow. I love it. So intense and beautiful."
I also just fully realized that my Brazilian publisher only publishes award-winning books and authors for his imprint Editora Rua do Sabao. I was happy that my Selected Short Stories found this home here in Brazil.
Lorena is one of the beautiful women in the group photo of women.
Tags; Sao Paulo adventure, #booksphilippines #filiponowriter #filipinonovels
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