I would like to thank Pedro for the ride to lab this morning ;)

I didn't feel like writing yesterday. I don't know why. just wasn't feelin' it. Had a pretty awesome day though. I absolutely love Dr. Padua, my mentor for this research project!!! I definately love this being on "brasillian time" even more. Dr. Padua and I are very much on the same wavelength as far as this is concerned. Perfect example...God, and this is TOTALLY MY STYLE:

Dr. Padua- "So I will be by the pousada to pick you girls up tomorrow morning at....uh....around 10am or so...is that ok?"

Me & Brittany- "Yeah, sounds great!!! Obrigada e Tchau!!!"

Sounds pretty basic and standard right? Be ready by 10am. Well this is how is went down: Brittany wakes me up at 8:45am. I take my time getting out of bed, made coffee, made scrambled eggs, ate it, blow dried my hair, did my makeup, changed outfits a couple of times, did the dishes, straightened up my room a bit, chilled out on our balcony for a minute...and who do I see outside at our front gate? Well, Dr. Padua of coarse!!! Who only came by to say that he still had to go home and get something first before we could head off to the lab...guess what time we ended up leaving for UFSC? 10:45am!!!! Brittany was a little agitated. I was ready right on time :) ...happy.

The first day in lab was not what I expected. Very overwhelming. Everyone at the lab is pretty great!!! I feel comfortable already and have alot in common with a couple of them. The few that stand out to me are Rimenez, Chris, and Julianna. Chris, Julianna, and I have alot in common. More so with Chris, though. We all like to work out and eat clean!!!!! Chris is a post graduate at UFSC in the department of pharmacology, who is disecting and preparing rat brains at the moment. I could get used to doing research in a lab. It's self-paced and kind of secluded but if you're lucky enough to become a part of a good lab group then I would say you would be set. I mean I love people. Like, meeting new people. Which isn't so much what you do as a researcher, but research appeals to me because I feel like I would get the much needed alone time along with the high energy of being around a bunch of people at the same time. And I would be the one to determine which one I wanted and when. I like how Chris said she got up this morning, went to workout, came in to lab, put her lab coat and headphones on and went about doing what she does!!!! I kind of love it!!!!

I also got the run down on the details of my research project which I will have to go into details later, thats a page worthy of its own...behavorial neuroscience is really awesome...where is everyone in my lab today though...hmmm....they must not be worried about it.

I actually went to bed at a decent hour last night. Midnight vs. 4am. I didn't have it in me to get up this morning and run though. It was actually pretty cold. Loved breaking out my CBU sweats :)

Brittany and I chatted up a storm about boys last night!!! And alot of other things...over a couple glasses of wine...i could get used to that...I was sad to see her leave and go to her own lab today:( we've been together 24/7 for the past 3 or 4 days...I'll have to confess that I'm having a little separation anxiety...hope she is enjoying her lab...I wish I could get the run down on what she'll be working on...surely she'll fill me in later!!!!

I'm getting hungry...time for lunch!!!!!!!