17 May 2016 Capela Curial de São Francisco de Assis

On Saturday we went to this reservoir they have here in Belo Horizonte that's kind of the center of tourism. They had a lot of different things you could see as you walked around the lake. We went to A Capela de São Francisco de Assis (the Chapel of St. Francisco of Assis). Oscar Niemeyer (the architect of the chapel) liked to design nontraditional buildings. The chapel has many curves and looks almost like a wave. I wish I could get the pictures to post so I could show you. Anyway it was very neat. We didn't get to go inside though because there was a wedding going on.
The Soccer stadium is also located around the reservoir. Felipe said they had a museum there that we could check out, but it was closed because they were having a concert in the stadium. We just had bad timing that day.
We were going to go to LDS institute class right after, but since everything was closed we went to get a quick dinner at Subway. Subway has also become kind of a tradition for me when I travel; I like to see how they differ. The Subways here have a few options that we don't have in the States. I got one of them. I don't remember what it was called, but it was kind of a hamburger type meat. It was really different from anything I've ever gotten at Subway before, but still really good.
After we went to institute. It was a lot like institute back home, but it also seemed to be popular hang out place for the LDS young adults. After class they started playing music, and there was a group of girls that asked if I knew how to dance. I told them I didn't know the dance they were doing, but I wanted to learn. Then one of the girls taught me, and I had a lot of fun.
Sunday I started to come down with a cold. I really was having a hard time staying focused at church and a dinner we went to. I felt bad because a lot of people seemed interested in talking with me. I also feel back sometimes because people in Brazil are a lot more touchy than Americans. I hope I don't offend them when I don't know how to respond to all the touching.
When we were at dinner on Sunday, there was one annoying kid that kept asking people if I spoke English. After he said something to me that I didn't understand. When I asked Felipe what he had said, he said it was just gibberish. Maybe that's what he thought English was.
Sunday evening the girl that taught me to dance invited Felipe, his Sister and I to have dessert at her house. We went, and it was fun, but I was so out of it because of my cold.
Monday I mostly just stayed in bed sick. Today is looking to be the same thing, I hope I get better soon.