It’s been four months since my arrival, it’s hot as hell – or hot as summer in Brazil, believe it or not, 35 degrees! – in Toronto.
I’ve got a job in the Toronto International Film Festival as Technical Support – LOOOTS of work, but I was almost in tears when I visited the Film Reference Library, it’s WONDERFUL and full of treasures.
Subway at rush hour here is not nearly as bad as subway at rush hour in Brazil, but it doesn’t mean it’s good. So I decided to commute by bike – this is pretty safe here. I bought a very cheap crappy old bike that fits me – the “fitting” part is hard. Being small is a challenge. Nothing is never my size. Even bikes.
But I found this crappy dirty old one for less than 50 bucks and there I go. Tomorrow I’m riding my bike downtown. This would be life threatening in Sao Paulo, or even in Rio (crazy bus drivers…). If you see a very small girl riding the worst small red bike, it’s me! Summer vibes!
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I just got a bike, too. But I guess I’m a little braver, so I’m riding to work in São Paulo.
After getting used to the do’s and dont’s of riding a frail little bike among cars and buses, believe me, it’s the BEST vehicle available, even for São Paulo.
Unless it rains, of course… :(
E só pra puxar a brasa pra minha sardinha (ou “pulling the embers toward my sardine”, como devem dizer aí no Canadá…), agora que você é uma apreciadora da bicicleta, dá uma olhada nesse meu artigo publicado n’O Globo online: “Se a bicicleta fosse inventada hoje“. :)